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Clockwise from top left: Vanessa Bryant, the first African American federal judge in New England; Linda Kelly, the first woman and the first African American to serve as president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; Ellen Ash Peters, the first female chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court; Caroline Lillard, founder of the law school and administrator and librarian in its early years.

The Face of the Law School Now

Four new portraits have been added to the stately Reading Room at UConn Law to reflect the school's gender and racial diversity that had long gone unrepresented.

At right, Vanessa Rosa ’19 (CLAS) and April play Connect Four in Sprague Residence Hall. Vanessa and April are part of the Best Buddies/STAAR program where undergraduate students are mentors to young adults with developmental disabilities. April 26, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

STAAR: The Unique Class in the Basement of UConn’s Sprague Hall

'We benefit just as much from this interaction ... as the S.T.A.A.R. students do,' says Inge-Marie Eigsti of UConn's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The Keney Memorial Clock Tower in Hartford. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)

Students Use Modern Engineering to Restore Historic Hartford Tower

Keney Memorial Clock Tower's original chimes are now ringing again, thanks to a partnership between UConn and the City of Hartford.

Analyse Giordano (CAHNR '20) has her eyes set on med school, but there’s a lot she wants to get done first, including potentially groundbreaking research.(Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Meet The Researcher: Analyse Giordano ’20, Allied Health

Analyse Giordano is a junior majoring in allied health sciences at the University of Connecticut. She has her eyes set on going to med school, but there’s a lot she wants to get done first, including potentially groundbreaking research. Giordano was recently named a University Scholar and received a SURF award for her project developing […]

Matt Kenny takes a slide during the 1996 Oozeball tournament, a part of Spring Weekend. (Jonathan Cohen/UConn File Photo)

Oozeball: Thirty-six Years of Getting Dirty

Oozeball is an activity that spans generations of UConn students. This year's tournament will be played on Saturday, April 27.

Aaliyah Habeeb (King Henry) and Sebastian Nagpal (Hal) in Shakesepeare’s HENRY IV onstage at Connecticut Repertory Theatre through May 5. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

‘When a Woman Can Be King’: CRT’s Production of Henry IV

Aaliyah Habeeb plays King Henry and Michele Tauber Falstaff in Shakespeare's epic coming-of-age story of privilege, politics, and power, at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre April 25-May 5.

Finches enjoying human junk food on the Galapagos Islands. A new UConn study found that finches drawn to junk food experience changes in their gut microbiota as compared to finches that don't encounter human food. (Kiyoko Gotanda, University of Cambridge)

Junk Food Irresistible, Even for Birds

A new UConn study found that finches drawn to junk food experience changes in their gut microbiota and body mass as compared to finches that don't encounter human food.

A design of the Elliot Ballpark, the new 1,500-seat facility scheduled to open in the spring of 2020.

New Stadium to be Named Elliot Ballpark

The 1,500-seat facility, scheduled to open in the spring of 2020, will be named in honor of longtime supporters Doug and Sheila Elliot, both '82 (BUS).

Thomas Katsouleas, left, reacts as he is presented with a basketball jersey by board chair Thomas Kruger, center, and Gov. Ned Lamont at a press conference following his appointment to be the 16th president of the University of Connecticut. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Kruger Steps Down as UConn Board of Trustees Chair

Thomas E. Kruger, who has served as a member of the UConn Board of Trustees since 2011 and as chair since late 2017, announced today that he is stepping down as chairman.

Drew Asia-Keating in England.

Education Abroad: Drew-Asia Keating ’20, London, England

First-generation college student Drew Asia-Keating '20 (CLAS) says her Education Abroad experience in London took her out of her comfort zone.