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UConn Women’s Basketball Off to 4-0 Start, Auriemma Reaches Career Milestone

December 13, 2024

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The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, has opened the season with a perfect 4-0 record, showing no signs of slowing down. The Huskies have won every game by doubl...

UConn’s Carbon Neutrality Plan Targets 2030 Goal

Jack Ross

December 13, 2024

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Radenka Maric, dean of students at the University of Connecticut, introduced her Carbon Neutrality plan in December 2022 as one of her first initiatives in the position. The goal is to achieve carbon neutralit...

UConn Named as 2024 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution for the First Time

Ria Kowalski

December 13, 2024

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The University of Connecticut has been named one of 51 universities to be nationally recognized as a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) for the first time. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, foun...

UConn’s New Nursing Building Breaks Ground and Starts Construction

Katie Servas

December 13, 2024

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The University of Connecticut hosted a ground breaking event to mark the start of construction on the new School of Nursing building on Oct. 30 with faculty, students and benefactors. “Today, we announce th...

Husky Nation News: Episode 80

Katie Servas

December 2, 2024

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This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on November 19, 2024 and was produced and hosted by Katie Servas. This week’s news...

Husky Happenings Episode 2 – Thanksgiving Shenanigans

NaShawn Livingston

November 22, 2024

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Zosia and Andrew invite Abby to debrief on Thanksgiving and other topics. Linked below is the form for topic ideas and guest registration to be on the podcast! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL...

Greenwich Man Charged With Fraud After Caught Stealing $62,000 From UConn

Vinnie Carbone

November 18, 2024

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A 35-year-old man has been charged with fraud attempting to steal money from the University of Connecticut. Dickson Alorwornu, who also goes by the name Dixon Al, a citizen of Ghana residing in Green...

Connecticut Bomb Threat Issue Reaches UConn Waterbury Campus

Ria Kowalski

November 18, 2024

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A series of noncredible bomb threats have been made over the past month, it’s now made it’s to the UConn Waterbury’s Campus on Sunday Nov. 3. On Sunday morning at 10:55 a.m., UConn’s Alert system, UConnAL...

Hamden Video Rental Store Continues to Emphasize the Importance of Physical Media

Lily Goldblatt

November 17, 2024

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Entering Best Video is like stepping in to a time capsule to the glory days of video rental. Rows of DVDs line the walls with signs indicating genres and directors. Located on the corner of Thornton a...

UConn Professor Becomes NASA Astronaut After 45 Day Research Mission

Katie Servas

November 15, 2024

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Ever since his childhood, University of Connecticut professor Jason Lee has been fascinated by space and human space travel. “I heard a webinar a couple of years ago, and one of the speakers mentioned that ...