Eda Uzunlar
News Anchor/Arts & Culture Reporter and HostEda Uzunlar (she/her) is a news anchor/arts & culture reporter and host for WSHU. She writes, speaks and draws accessible news about education, arts and culture for all ages and backgrounds. Alongside WSHU, her work has appeared at NPR, The Washington Post, the ACLU, and more. When she isn’t working on a story, you can find her scavenging at yard sales or doodling friends. You can reach her at eda@wshu.org.
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A group of Sacred Heart University students traveled to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform the original musical, Reject Me, Already! -
Orchestra Lumos is set to kick off its performance season this weekend. WSHU spoke with the orchestra’s music director, Michael Stern, along with Grammy, Tony, and Emmy-winner André De Shields, the original Hermes in Broadway’s Hadestown and host of Saturday’s performance. -
The children's author will host a lecture on the historically distinct Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army at the New Haven Museum on Oct. 3. -
Some think the path to college for students of color changed after affirmative action was repealed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023. Preliminary data from the University of Connecticut, MIT, Yale, Harvard and others remain inconclusive. -
Data from some elite schools across the country show drops in racial diversity following the banning of affirmative action, but Yale and UConn remain nearly as diverse as in previous years. -
The move was made as a part of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “Get Offline, Get Outside” campaign, transforming the pool at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island. -
The nearly century-old museum and performing arts center saw its first performance earlier this summer — an inauguration by Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner Billy Porter. -
Roads throughout Connecticut were washed away from storms on Sunday, with some areas receiving up to 10 inches of rain. -
1984 silver medalist Judith Brown Clarke recalls being one of the first women to compete in the 400-meter hurdle race at the Los Angeles Olympics, and how the games have changed since. -
High school graduate Jay Babina has spent the last four years creating the Westport Tech Museum in his family’s attic. From computers to pie tins, he has more than 400 devices in his collection.
