Sexuality Series Provides Students with Practical Sex-Ed Sessions
On Monday November 5, the UConn Health and Prevention Services held the final seminar of the newly introduced Sexuality Series.
UConnPIRG Gets Students Excited to Vote at BallotReady Block Party
Members of UConnPIRG organized a BallotReady Block Party to get UConn students excited to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
Students Find Major Benefits in Pet Therapy
Hosted by the Health Education Office in Wilson Hall, pet therapy is held every other Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. and every other Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. Students can sit in soft, fuzzy chairs or on the floor and pet the dogs for as long as they want.
Former FBI Director James Comey Speaks on Ethical Leadership to the UConn Community
Comey spoke on ethical leadership and the current political landscape at this years Edmond Fusco Lecture moderated by University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.
Professor Says Chronic Loneliness Is More Dangerous than You Think
Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad is a professor of psychology and neuroscience who speaks to the imminent danger loneliness poses for adults across the country. She shared her insight with the University of Connecticut community on Thursday, October 11 in the Dodd Research Center.
UConn Rainbow Center Celebrates National Coming Out Day with Alok Vaid-Menon
The University of Connecticut Rainbow Center hosted Alok Vaid-Menon last Thursday to celebrate the annual LGBT+ awareness day. Vaid-Menon is an Indian-American poet and educator who uses performance art and humor to send a message.
PRLACC Gives Journalist Maria Hinojosa a Warm Welcome at UConn
PRLACC celebrated Hispanic heritage month by inviting host and executive producer of Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa, to speak at UConn.
Revolution Against Rape Supports Christine Blasey Ford at Women’s Rally
Fog and rain did not stop students from holding a women’s rally on Fairfield way this past Tuesday to speak out in support of Christine Blasey Ford and against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The president of Revolution Against Rape talks about her involvement in the rally.
Students Protest Company who Brought Helicopters to Storrs
On Thursday, September 27, students protested the partnership between the Lockheed Martin company and the University of Connecticut due to a Lockheed Martin bomb that killed 40 children in Yemen in August, according to CNN.
365 Days and Counting: Hurricane Maria Still Impacts Puerto Rican Families in Connecticut
Just days after Hurricane Florence struck the North Carolina coast, UConn Health hosted a community forum in Hartford to mark one year since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico.