Sacred Heart University

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, leaving a void in people’s hearts and a question mark on the future of the Roman Catholic Church.

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia John J. Sullivan has written a memoir about his time in Russia during the build-up and start of the invasion of Ukraine. During a recent visit to Sacred Heart University, he spoke with WSHU News Director Terry Sheridan about his experience.

A group of Sacred Heart University students traveled to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform the original musical, Reject Me, Already!

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to Sacred Heart University’s Bee Health and Ecology Objective, or Bee-HERO, to help six undergraduate students research bees in Sweden.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, college enrollment in Connecticut and across the country has faced a decline in recent years. Some school officials see an emphasis on the liberal arts as part of the solution.

Connecticut and New York residents will not experience the “cicada invasion.” However, one bug that the Northeast will see again this year is the spotted lanternfly, which is an invasive reddish bug that can kill plants and damage ecosystems.

Our region will be out of the path of totality for Monday's solar eclipse, but Connecticut will see about 90% coverage. WSHU's Sabrina Garone spoke to Elliot Severn, the planetarium and technology director at SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium, about this once-in-a-generation event.

According to a Sacred Heart University poll, which asked Americans how they felt about the country’s health care system, voters on both sides of the aisle said they feel the system is lacking — but how to fix health care will likely have implications for the upcoming presidential election.

Sacred Heart University has reached a deal to buy Notre Dame Catholic High School from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport.

Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell visited Sacred Heart University to celebrate National Coming Out Day. Russell is the first Black gay person elected to statewide office in U.S. history.