UConn Storrs
UConn Firsts: The First Standalone Library
Before the Homer Babbidge Library became UConn’s central repository for books, scholarly publications, and multimedia of all kinds, generations of UConn students had spent countless hours in a different library altogether – the Wilbur Cross Building
Eight Students Earn Scholarships From Gilman Foundation
Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community
UConn Firsts: The First Brick Building on Campus
Thanks to the efforts of President Rufus Stimson, Storrs Hall was built as the first brick building on campus
Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ To Open in Student Union Food Court
Bear's BBQ has earned the type of name recognition in Connecticut and the Hartford area typically reserved for legacy businesses that have been operating for decades
UConn to Expand Student Housing Options at Storrs, Stamford Campuses
New agreements will bring the number of available beds to about 13,900 on or adjacent to the Storrs campus starting in fall 2025 and nearly 1,025 beds near the Stamford campus starting in the 2026-27 academic year
UConn Firsts: First National Championship
The 1948 UConn men’s soccer team won the first national championship in school history in any sport
Waste to Resource: How A State-of-the-Art Facility Helps UConn Save Water
Since the Reclaimed Water Facility came online, it has reclaimed hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater for reuse on campus
Exhibition Pairs the Unlikely – Photography, Physical Therapy – to Help Those with Parkinson’s
'Not enough people know that even though this is a progressive neurological disease there is something that can be done to help you manage it, live your life with it, maintain a high quality of life, and find some level of joy, happiness, engagement in spite of it'
Vast Majority of UConn’s Small Majors to Remain In Place Under Review’s Proposed Outcome
The vast majority of small academic programs under review by UConn administrators are expected to remain in place when the Provost’s Office presents its recommendations next week to the UConn Board of Trustees
UConn Firsts: First Student Newspaper
Initially published in broadsheet format on a monthly basis, the Storrs Agricultural College Lookout debuted on on May 11, 1896