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Lynita Reid and her daughter Kaitlyn outside the UConn Stamford campus building

What It’s Like to be a 40-year-old First-year Student

'It’s never too late to go back. You never know what you’re capable of until you try' Read more.

A fall morning aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 18, 2021.

UConn Welcomes Outstanding New Class, Including Many First-Gen Students

The Class of 2026 will be the most diverse in UConn history Read more.

Views of campus with foggy weather. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)

UConn Foundation Achieves Third Consecutive Record-Breaking Year for Fundraising

Donors Give $115 Million to Support UConn Students, Researchers, Faculty, and Patients Read more.

Board of Trustees Approves Construction of New South Campus Residence Hall

The new residence hall will have 657 beds, a dining hall of 500 seats, and is expected to open in Fall 2024 Read more.

The "Goose of Cairo" sits prominently among the work on display in the 'Swing into Action: Maurice Sendak and the World of Puppetry' exhibition at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry in Storrs as attendees walk around the exhibition during the opening event on July 7, 2022.

Where the Wild Puppets Are: Maurice Sendak Creations Land at Ballard

'Sendak was interested in puppetry, even though he was not a puppeteer himself. As a visual artist, he was intrigued by images, gestures, choreography, and story' Read more.

Michael Coyne reads with elementary school children.

Neag School-Led Connecticut Partnership for Literacy Success Continues Mission to Teach All Children to Read

Michael Coyne, professor of educational psychology and chair of the Neag School’s Department of Educational Psychology, has served as a principal investigator since the original launch of the literacy research project in 2012 Read more.

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Huffington Post

How To Tell If Your Heart Rate Is Healthy During A Workout

The Atlantic

Look at What Happens When Two Galaxies Collide

The Boston Globe

One Family’s Epic Fight Against Sandy Hook Conspiracies, Alex Jones, and Those Who Deny Their Son Ever Lived

Smithsonian magazine

The Colorful History Behind Panama’s Mola

The Hartford Courant

Ever Wonder How the UConn Athletic Fields Get Into Immaculate Shape?

USA Today

The Battle Begins – and Ends – With Children

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