May 13, 2026 | Valerie Gordon UConn Alum Directs Public Service Announcement on Racial Profiling A new campaign supported by UConn’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy advances statewide outreach on racial profiling while giving alum Matt Johnson ’25 (SFA) his directorial debut. A new public service announcement from UConn’sInstitute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP)is turning […]

May 6, 2026 | Nora Broderick Senior Exhibition and Film Festival Highlight DMD Capstone Projects The exhibition brings together works from DMD disciplines ranging from animation to interactive design to video production, showcasing the talented Class of 2026 For the past year, 59 digital media and design (DMD) seniors were devoted to developing their senior capstone projects. […]

The UConn DMD BFA Senior Exhibition and its magnificent wonders ByJaylyn Davis April 21, 2026 Art and multimedia are equally important as they are enticing at the University of Connecticut. If you’re fascinated by intersections between art and media, you’ll be stoked to hear that UConn is currently hosting its 8th annual Digital and Media Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition. Beginning on April 10, the collection continues to be shown at the Jorgensen Gallery until April 26. […]

November 12, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips UConn Student Chasing Dreams in Tornado Alley Beyond the adrenaline rush, Jesse Gillett ’26 (SFA) says there’s something special that draws him like a magnet to document the fearsome weather phenomena Somewhere in central Kansas, Jesse Gillett looks to the sky and watches as the dark clouds assemble. A storm is […]

July 7, 2025 | Jaclyn Severance Scene Summer: UConn Film Student Documenting Underground Music in Connecticut ‘All the bands support each other, and all the crowds are respectful, and everyone just wants to have a good time’ Their names are as iconic as some of the musicians that graced their stages. CBGB in New York. The Troubadour […]

Spring 2025 UConn M.F.A. in Digital Media Design Open Studio   The UConn Digital Media & Design (DMD) Department is excited to announce the semiannual M.F.A Open Studio will be held on Monday, May 5th, 2025 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM in the first floor of Bishop Center at UConn’s Storrs campus.  This event will […]

Fall 2024 UConn M.F.A. in Digital Media Design Open Studio   The UConn Digital Media & Design (DMD) Department is excited to announce the semiannual M.F.A Open Studio will be held on Friday, December 6th, 2024 from 3:30 – 6:30 PM in the first floor of Bishop Center at UConn’s Storrs campus.  This event will be […]

August 22, 2024 | Mikala Kane Faculty from the departments of Chemistry, Curriculum & Instruction, and Digital Media and Design host professional development for K-12 teachers UConn Departments Collaborate to Enhance Quantum Science Education for Connecticut Students   If you have recently shopped for a new TV, did you wonder what the Q means in […]

July 9, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance ‘There’s real grassroots efforts to build the film industry within the state of Connecticut. That we can have a key role, as the flagship university, is really exciting’ Stamford Alumni Earn Accolades as UConn’s Film Program Continues to Grow   When the undergraduate seniors studying in UConn Stamford’s digital […]

June 10, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips NavGenie was born from personal experience with adjusting to life at UConn Iranian Pair Designing App to Help International Students Navigate New Campus, New Life   When Zahra Zare ’24 MFA emigrated from her home in Iran five years ago, she left behind more than family and friends. The […]

March 25, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips The film tells the story of attorney Stephen Bingham, a Connecticut native who became a fugitive after being accused of helping spark a 1971 prison uprising Latest Project from UConn Filmmaker a Personal One; Uncle’s Story Told in ‘A Double Life’   When Catherine Masud was young, maybe 9 […]

March 13, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips ‘This show felt so special because a lot of the artists are my friends or people who I’ve become close with the past year’ UConn Connections Aplenty in ‘Symphony of Colors’ Art Exhibition in Stamford   Briana Ford ’24 (CLAS) doesn’t generally talk about her art, even if she’s […]

March 28, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips UConn Stamford Students Rub Elbows with Fed Chair During D.C. Visit ‘Visiting the Federal Reserve, for an economist, is like a doctor visiting the top hospital in the country’ No light show preceded his entrance, no pyrotechnics exploded, and no theatrical smoke poured into the air, but to the group of […]

Resurgence:: 2024 UConn B.F.A. in Digital Media Design Senior Exhibition    The UConn Digital Media & Design (DMD) Department is excited to announce the 2024 DMD BFA Senior Exhibition, Resurgence. The in-person exhibition is open from April 6 to April 24, 2024 in the Jorgensen Gallery at UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, with […]

February 23, 2024 | College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources A team of West Haven High School students is working with UConn to tell environmental stories and find solutions for their community UConn Connections Aplenty in ‘Symphony of Colors’ Art Exhibition in Stamford   Connecticut’s shoreline is in trouble. According to projections, the state […]

January 22, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips ‘I am a physical storyteller. I really like to tell stories nonverbally because it creates a universal language’ ‘America’s Got Talent’ Alum, Soon-to-Be UConn Grad Marries Aerial Acrobatics, Animation   Abigail Baird ’24 MFA may have Radio City Music Hall on her resume, but an upcoming appearance at the […]

January 2, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance Oscar Guerra’s new project explores mental health and the social, cultural, and political factors that affect it UConn DMD Professor Documents Story of Latino Mental Health through Humanities Institute Fellowship   How can a documentary show us the inside of a person’s mind? Crafting a visual representation of mental […]

July 6, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips ‘My whole life I secretly wanted to make video games but was scared. I didn’t think it was something that I was allowed to do because it seemed too fun’ Josh Hirshfield was that kid in middle school who’d spend all weekend playing video games. “I was playing on […]