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 […]

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 […]

May 18, 2023 | Combined Reports The inaugural film festival aims to connect filmmakers, human rights advocates, and community groups with the common goal of sustained, transformational impact Northeast Human Rights Film Festival organizers hope the impact of this week’s three-day festival at UConn extends beyond the theater experience and calls audiences to take action. An […]

April 27, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips On-campus exhibitions showcase creativity and talent of graduating students Years beyond their middle and high school careers – in one case by nearly two decades – and they’re still listening to their teachers. Kelsey Tynik ’12 (SFA), ’23 MFA says she often draws on skills gained from her middle […]

Limitless: 2023 UConn Digital Media & Design B.F.A. Senior Exhibition    The UConn Digital Media & Design (DMD) Department is excited to announce the 2023 DMD BFA Senior Exhibition, Limitless. The in-person exhibition is open from April 1 to April 28, 2023 in the Jorgensen Gallery at UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, with […]

March 1, 2023 | Jonathan Kopeliovich   In spring 2022, UConn’s department of Digital Media & Design hosted the 2022 BFA Senior Exhibition: Resilience, in the Jorgensen Gallery of the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, which featured the work of 25 senior UConn DMD Bachelor of Fine Arts students from the Storrs and Stamford […]

January 23, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips UConn’s first integrative studies student bridges passion for art, engineering in research and life Arpita Kurdekar’s story doesn’t start at the point she came to the United States, or when she got her dream job as an engineer, or when she pivoted to graduate studies at UConn. It doesn’t even begin […]

January 5, 2023 | Jaclyn Severance ‘Creating media that unites, that’s something that I really want to do with my films’ Guerra, with Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes, and the production team for Grit & Grace (Contributed Photo) Today, you can order Alicia Villanueva’s handmade tamales from William Sonoma. If you’re in the San Francisco area, […]

January 3, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips ‘Connecticut is the sports entertainment capital of the world’ While fans of UConn Athletics fill stadiums to watch tackles, dunks, and dangles, they may not realize part of creating a fevered experience relies on those sidelined with a camera in hand to post instantly on social media and record sensational moments. […]