Education

BRIDGEPORT, CT — With classroom cuts looming and librarians already erased from the payroll, Bridgeport students flooded the Connecticut Capitol Thursday, pleading for lawmakers to spare their schools from collapse. “This is giving our youngsters...

STORRS, CT — Henry David Thoreau didn’t just walk the woods—he tracked the river like a scientist, season by season, year by year. Now, UConn Professor Robert Thorson is turning Thoreau’s meticulous 1850s river logs...

STORRS, CT — The brain doesn’t just process music. According to new research led by UConn’s Edward W. Large, it resonates with it—literally. Published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, the study introduces neural resonance theory (NRT),...

STORRS, CT — UConn physicists are entering the global race to fix a microscopic flaw that has long stifled quantum computing. Through a $5.48 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR),...

STORRS, CT — UConn legend Sue Bird, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the most decorated figures in women’s basketball, has been appointed managing director of the USA Women’s National Basketball Team. She...

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A classroom laptop caught fire and was hurled from a window at Southington High School on Wednesday, forcing a building-wide evacuation and prompting an inquiry into a suspected social media trend involving...

STORRS, CT — The University of Connecticut’s Class of 2025 graduated this spring after four years shaped by institutional change, pandemic-era recovery, and demographic milestones, according to UConn. The cohort arrived on campus in fall...

West Hartford, CT — The 100 Young Men of Color initiative, designed to elevate and empower the next generation, hosted a pre-conference workshop at Men’s Warehouse that equipped students with practical skills and a vision...

ENFIELD, CT — More than 100 educators, parents, and community members rallied outside Enfield Town Hall on Monday evening, urging the Town Council to approve a proposed 5.57% increase to the Board of Education’s budget....

CHESHIRE, CT — Seventeen students and staff members escaped unharmed after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning at a girls’ dormitory on the Cheshire Academy campus, prompting an emergency response from local fire crews...