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Undergraduate students Daniel Violette and Rodney Sutherland received prestigious honors recently, the James A. Willett Educational Memorial Scholarship Award and Presidential Scholar Enrichment Award, respectively. Read about them here.
Engineering Welcomes Career Consultant
In late January, the School of Engineering welcomed John Bau, who joined UConn's Department of Career Services as a Career Consultant embedded within the School of Engineering.
New Spectroscopic Device Provides Research Opportunities
Three UConn faculty members were recently awarded over $500,000 by the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) instrument, which will enable researchers to resolve three-dimensional structures of molecules, down to the nanometer scale.
Peter McFadden: Teacher, Administrator, Friend
Dr. Peter W. McFadden has worn virtually every hat possible during his long and affectionate relationship with UConn: student, junior faculty member, professor, dean, Provost and Academic Vice President, chief fundraiser, “go to” problem solver and two-time alumnus.
Huskies on the Home Front
A Connecticut Campus newspaper from October 1942, part of the exhibit Huskies on the Home Front: The War Years at UConn, on display at the Dodd Center through June 11. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
An Ancient Chinese Art
Ancient Chinese fabric prints are on display at Homer Babbidge Library through June 11. The exhibit includes photos illustrating the process used to create the prints. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Don’t Bottle it Up
A tower of water bottles found as litter on campus, on display at Babbidge Library, demonstrates the negative impact of bottled water on the environment. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Interpreting Space
An alcove with puppets by Bart Roccoberton Jr., professor of dramatic arts, at the 'Interpreting Space' exhibit on display in Jorgensen Gallery through May 7. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Tons of Fun
Students play Oozeball – volleyball in a bed of mud – at South Campus. The game is an annual tradition at UConn during Spring Weekend, the weekend before final exams. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Walking with Water
Students led by Brenna Regan carry buckets of water across campus to foster awareness of the arduous task of fetching water in the developing world. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Functional Art Forms
Yunomi tea drinking vessels, part of the art department show 'Sculpture Forms, Functional Forms: Visual Utility and Technique' at the Student Union Art Gallery. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Dancers for Darfur
Husky Bhangra dance team performs at Dancers for Darfur, a benefit event organized and hosted by UConn Surya on April 9 at E.O. Smith High School. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Welcome Back, Champions!
Members of the UConn Women's Basketball team pose with the NCAA National Championship trophy, during a pep rally at Gampel Pavilion on April 7. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Studying Together
From left, sophomore Monique Sewell, junior Natasha Mathis, and sophomore Ayana Frierson, study in the African American Cultural Center. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Discussing Health Care Reform
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney discusses health care reform with pharmacy and nursing students at a Town Hall Meeting in the Pharmacy/Biology Building. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli
Shaping Body Image
Artwork by Justin Heckman, part of the 'Distortion of our Body Image in the Media' exhibit in the Student Union Gallery. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Exhibit Integrates State’s Natural and Cultural History
The permanent exhibit 'Human's Nature' at the Museum of Natural History examines the relationship between natural history and cultural history in Connecticut. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Greenhouse Effect
Despite cold, wintry conditions outside, plants like this King Protea flourish in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouse. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Teams Compete to Build the Best Gingerbread House
Gingerbread houses on display in Rome Ballroom. A gingerbread house decorating contest was part of the winter holiday celebration hosted by the President and the Provost. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
Library Exhibit Depicts 1930’s Famine in the Ukraine
Images from 'The Holodomor Famine and Fiction' exhibition on display at Homer Babbidge Library through Dec. 18 and now at the Waterbury Campus library through Feb. 13. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer