Our last episode of 2018 is a look back at some of our favorite moments, and a look ahead to what the new year might bring. We chase people down for New Year’s resolutions, take a quiz, and end the year with UConn students singing “Unclouded Day” in Rome.
This week, we learn from Prof. Marie Shanahan about how UConn journalism students are keeping tabs on Connecticut media; discuss a pioneering woman portraitist with Prof. Alexis Boylan; and discover that we all owe a debt to a man named Rufus.
This week, UConn poll expert extraordinaire Jennifer Necci Dineen tells us what to look for in the midterm surveys, Lakeside’s own Elaina Hancock talks about an ongoing climate change information project she’s doing, and Julie steps up to the History Corner to find out what happened when UConn turned a dorm over to the students.
This week, we sit down with Bridget Oei ’18 (CLAS), aka Miss Connecticut, and talk about her experience in the Miss America pageant. We also learn from Prof. Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch about how mobile apps can help (or hinder) personal fitness goals, and we find out where we kept all the books before the Homer Babbidge […]
This week, we talk with Max Schachter about his son, Alex, who was killed in a February mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Alex was a passionate UConn fan and dreamed of someday attending school here and playing in the marching band. Max tells us about his efforts to improve […]
It’s the start of a new academic year! We interview UConn students on what they hope the year brings them, learn about human rights and sustainability from Prof. Shareen Hertel, and travel back to a time when you got napkins in dining halls only if you were lucky.
This week, we take a reflective look at the Mirror Lake swing and its related anonymous journal; hear from Prof. Kenneth Fuchs about his new classical music works; and learn what happened at UConn when Hurricane Gloria came through.
This week we meet UConn alum David Wollner ’82 and learn about the thriving business he created from scratch; check in with Political Science Prof. David Yalof on the Supreme Court vacancy; and learn how parents in the 1940s got the scoop on what their children were doing at UConn.
This week we meet the founders of the UConn Film Club, dive into the 20th anniversary edition of the Long River Review, and travel back to 1980 to see how UConn reacted to a Klan rally in eastern Connecticut.
This week, we visit a UConn Science Salon where the weighty topic of “fake news” is dissected, talk with Broadway star Terrence Mann about spending the summer at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and get to know Homer Babbidge, the man rather than the library. Listen to the full UConn Science Salon, “Elevating the Conversation: How […]
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