UConn Storrs

Very Special Snowflakes

If you have a theorem in mind you believe holds true for all possible curves, you may want to test it against a snowflake, according to UConn mathematician Vyron Vellis.

International student Jiazhen Huang ’18 (CLAS), a sport promotion major, lifts weights at the Student Recreational Facility on Feb. 22, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Jiazhen Huang and Friends Share Cultures

This Chinese student has not only learned much about American culture, he has also shared the traditions of his homeland with other undergraduates.

UConn students on an Alternative Break trip to Birmingham, Alabama, help fix up a house in a low-income neighborhood. (Community Outreach/UConn Photo)

Alternative Spring Break Trips Offer Opportunities to Give Back

'People think college students don’t care in general, but this is a chance to show that they do,' says Alternative Break participant Megan Boyer '18 (CLAS).

Glenn Thierfeldt, a sophomore electrical engineer, at the Willis Nichols Hawley Armory for fencing practice on March 4, 2018. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

Touché! UConn’s Fencing Club

Fencing, a club sport at UConn, is a fast-paced form of swordplay that requires lightning-quick responses.

Two young women are indoors in a bedroom. They are wearing casual clothing. One woman looks sad, and she is being comforted by her friend. (Getty Images)

Mental Health First Aid Comes to Campus

UConn has begun offering mental health training sessions, becoming part of a national movement to make mental health first aid as widespread as CPR and first aid skills.

Gospel choir. (Getty Images)

African Rhythms, Ideas of Sin, and the Hammond Organ: Gospel Music’s Evolution

The melding of African rhythmic ideas with Western musical ideas laid the foundation for a genre of African-American music, in particular spirituals and, later, gospel songs, writes UConn's Robert Stephens.

Linda Pescatella (back center), professor of kinesiology, and Matthew Kostek, graduate assistant in kinesiology, (front left), analyze a student attached to a Biodex machine in a lab in the Kinesiology department.

UConn Expert on National Physical Activity Guidelines Team

Committee members volunteered for the task because of a belief in the impact this report will have on our country’s health as well as internationally for the next 10 years, says UConn's Linda Pescatello.

Rock strata. UConn researchers analyzed leaf wax compounds in soils and sediment to reconstruct ancient climates, with a view to better understanding the impact of future climate change. (Getty Images)

New Method Unearths Climate Data from Ancient Soils

UConn researchers analyzed leaf wax compounds in soils to reconstruct ancient climates, with a view to better understanding the impact of future climate change.

Student-athlete Julie Hu ’19 (CLAS) listening to a finance lecture by assistant professor Cristian Pinto-Gutierre in the School of Business on Feb. 21, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Julie Hu

Hu, a member of the Women's Swim Team, brings the same drive to succeed to her actuarial studies as she does to her sport.

A view of construction along North Eagleville Road near the North Campus Residence Halls on Oct. 16, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Construction Update, March 2018

How cars and pedestrians will be affected by construction that starts this month on various infrastructure upgrades.