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A view of the renovated South Reading Room at the Wilbur Cross Building on Sept. 25, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Wilbur Cross Reading Rooms Restored To Classic Style

The North and South Reading Rooms in Wilbur Cross have been restored to a classic academic look and upgraded with up-to-date technological capabilities.

President of the Swing Dance Club Katherine Belle '19 (ENG) leads the group on a Shim-Sham, a classic line dance that kicked off the swing dance genre back in the 1920s. (Lucas Voghell/UConn Photo)

Dancing Beneath the Stars

UConn's Swing and Blues Club spent a recent Friday night dancing under the stars.

A group of students, faculty and staff take off for a ride in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter from the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Helicopter Ride Gives Students a New View of Campus

A select group of students took a ride in a helicopter over Storrs as part of Lockheed Martin Day, Sept. 27.

A killer whale. (Photo by Audun Rikardsen, Arctic Coast Photography)

PCB Pollution Threatens to Wipe Out Killer Whales

More than 40 years after steps were first taken to ban the use of PCBs, these pollutants remain a deadly threat to animals at the top of the food chain.

Closeup of kid holding french fries packet. Children are eating fast food more often. In 2016, 91 percent of parents bought fast food for a child, up from 79 percent in 2010. (Getty Images)

More Kids are Eating Fast Food – and Not the Healthy Options

A new UConn study shows that children are eating fast food more often. In 2016, 91 percent of parents bought fast food for a child, up from 79 percent in 2010.

Candidates Oz Griebel, left, Bob Stefanowski, and Ned Lamont laugh as the gubernatorial debate starts at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 26, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Hosts Gubernatorial Debate

Connecticut's three gubernatorial candidates took to the stage at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday night.

UConn wordmark.

UConn Releases Annual Safety Reports

UConn is releasing two reports this week that detail its response to various issues it monitors to ensure the safety of its campus communities.

The Nathan Hale Inn & Conference Center. The University plans to sell the Nathan Hale Inn to a professional hotel company that will make much-needed improvements to the property. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

UConn, Graduate Hotels to Enter Deal For Sale of Nathan Hale Inn

The University plans to sell the Nathan Hale Inn to a professional hotel company that will make much-needed improvements to the property.

Niam Yaraghi, assistant professor of Operations and Information Management, UConn School of Business. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Op-ed: Regulating Free Speech on Social Media Is Dangerous

As the Senate Commerce Committee prepares to take testimony on consumer data privacy today, Niam Yaraghi of UConn discusses the subject of regulating social media.

Students, teachers, and parents look on as UConn firefighters atop their ladder truck drop eggs with creative forms of protection developed by students at Goodwin Elementary School in Mansfield on Sept. 21, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Fire Department Adds Excitement To Elementary School Egg Drop

The department's ladder truck added to the students' challenge of keeping a raw egg intact.