Eda Uzunlar
Poynter FellowEda Uzunlar (she/her) is WSHU's Poynter Fellow for Media and Journalism. She is a Turkish-American reporter who writes, speaks and draws accessible news about education, immigration and culture for all ages and backgrounds. Alongside WSHU, her work has appeared at NPR, The Washington Post, The Solutions Journalism Network and more. In her free time, she likes to get haircuts from friends and make show posters for her favorite music venues.
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At least 45 students were arrested early Monday morning after occupying Beinecke Plaza at Yale University. Students said the occupation was in demand that the school divest from weapons manufacturing for Israel. -
Nearly two dozen environmental and climate advocacy organizations sent a letter to Connecticut opposing the expansion of a natural gas compressor station in the town. -
Approximately 1 million people flocked to New York on Monday for a view of the solar eclipse. Within the state, some Long Islanders and other southern residents took a trip north to view the full effect. -
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the event was, “one of the largest earthquakes on the East Coast to occur in the last century.” -
Following a year of budget cuts, arts and culture nonprofits that support a nearly $13 billion industry are working with Connecticut legislators to secure funding into the future. -
Members of Masjid An-Noor found a bag of pork products set in front of their mosque on Saturday, less than a week into what is a holy month for Muslims. The same incident took place again on Monday, just days later. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) urged the Department of Health and Human Services to provide relief aid to health care providers in Connecticut following a cyberattack in February that rendered payment systems inoperable. -
David Jon Walker is the eye behind the fabrics, printings and typography of the New Haven Museum’s newest exhibit on slavery in New Haven and Yale. He shares how his experience as a Yale student and his long African-American history lineage informed his work. -
According to the Associated Press, incumbent Joe Ganim has been reelected Bridgeport mayor. He beat independent challenger John Gomes and Republican David Herz. -
The University of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system were represented Tuesday evening at a public hearing for the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee, pushing for more funding for higher education.
