Out of the Blue

Fany Hannon, dean of students, speaks during the Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall

Creating a Sense of Belonging Drives UConn’s Dean of Students

'I believe in the power of a sense of belonging, and that is what creates community and supports students’ success'

Cristina Colón-Semenza, assistant professor in UConn’s Department of Kinesiology, talks with Clare Benson, a former UConn assistant professor of photography, at the Nov. 7 opening of their exhibition, "On the Move: Photographic Interventions in the Future of Parkinson's Disease," at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn Avery Point.

Exhibition Pairs the Unlikely – Photography, Physical Therapy – to Help Those with Parkinson’s

'Not enough people know that even though this is a progressive neurological disease there is something that can be done to help you manage it, live your life with it, maintain a high quality of life, and find some level of joy, happiness, engagement in spite of it'

Write On, Black Girl bookmarks

English Doctoral Student’s Publication for Black Girls To Collaborate With Publishing House

Write On, Black Girl features writing by girls of color and will partner with publisher Porch Water Press for its first print edition

Grant Supports Graduate Student Training in Secondary Transitions for Students with Disabilities

The grant will support a five-year program to recruit and train students to become leaders in the field of secondary transitions for students with disabilities

A Historic Night in Storrs

His 1,217th career victory solidifies Coach Geno Auriemma as the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history

visual mashup of photo of UConn basketball players and students in fatigues undergoing training at horsebarn hill in storrs ct

Can We Heal Injured Veterans by Studying Basketball?

UConn’s basketball teams aren’t the only ones leaving a lasting impact at Gampel Pavilion. Deep in the belly of the iconic domed building where championship banners line the rafters, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Department of Kinesiology and the Institute for Sports Medicine employs high-tech sensors to learn more about how people move with the goal of helping athletes, active-duty service members, veterans — and eventually, all of us — heal and avoid injury.

Benjamin Fuller presenting his work

Professors Creating Computing Models to Increase Public Trust During Elections

The team will report on optimizing the standard for auditing election reporting, analyzing elections and their components, and specifying procedures for desired security

Photo of plants overlayed by text reading "Cultural food guide: tackling food insecurity"

Tackling Food Insecurity: Cultural Food Guide

The UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health is tackling food insecurity with cultural food guides

Hand with ballot papers and ballot box.

Voting Is Social Work: Empowering Social Workers to Empower Voters

'We've always believed that social work has the power to transform democracy'

Yidan Zhang, a Ph.D. student at UConn, displays some of the seaweed she’s pulled from the Long Island Sound off Stonington. A member of the Atlantic Sea Solution startup, she is refining the process of using seaweed extract as an edible coating that reduces food spoilage.

A Marriage of Land & Sea: UConn Agricultural Startup Seeks to Slow Food Spoilage 

'Creating a company is very, very daunting, but at the same time it keeps life interesting'