UConn Storrs

Nine players from the Connecticut Agricultural College football team, known as the 'Aggies,' in 1927.

UConn Orange? How the Huskies Almost Became ‘Orangemen’

A look back at the time when the school colors were a matter for debate.

A collage made up of newspaper clippings pertaining to the December 2012 school shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn. (Allkindza/Getty Images)

UConn Student Navigates New Role in Years After Sandy Hook

Elizabeth Charash '18 (CLAS) was a high school student in Newtown at the time of the Sandy Hook school shootings. The tragedy has shaped her academics and activism.

Football Pair Named to All-American Athletic Conference Teams

Seniors Obi Melifonwu and Noel Thomas Jr. earned the honors.

Senate pages carry bound wooden boxes containing the Electoral College votes from the 50 states into the House of Representatives chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 4, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Electoral College Vote: A Ritual of American Democracy

Looking ahead to Dec. 19, when electors in each state will cast their ballots, a UConn political scientist discusses the constitutional anomaly that the person elected as U.S. President may not be the winner of the popular vote.

Olivia Narciso '17 (SFA) discusses how to develop her ornament with assistant professor of art Alison Paul. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

Students Design Ornaments for National Christmas Tree Display

Twelve ornaments created by UConn students will adorn the Connecticut tree that is part of this year's National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C.

The UConn sign with motion. Familiar campus landmarks take on a different look in the dark. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn at Night

Familiar campus landmarks take on a different look in the dark.

UConn professors on the beach near Sendai. Note the recently raised sea wall and trees with healthy branches indicating the height of the 2011 tsunami wave. (Photo courtesy of William Ouimet)

Tackling the Science of Disaster

Just weeks before the Nov. 22 earthquake in Japan, UConn faculty and students from three different departments visited the country to explore the potential to create new opportunities for international research in disaster science.

Joe Stern ’44 (ENG) atop the Empire State Building, standing next to the transmitter he helped design. Joe credited UConn with providing him the tools to have a successful career in telecommunications. (Photo courtesy of Linda Jo Stern '77 (CAHNR))

A Promise Fulfilled: The Stern Family’s Story

Linda Jo Stern ''77 (CAHNR) has fulfilled a pledge originally made by her late father, Joe Stern '44 (ENG), to establish a scholarship for female engineering students.

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner. (circlePS, Getty Images)

Heirloom Turkeys a Link to Earliest Thanksgivings

Growing interest in locally grown food, plus the idea of eating a bird more like what the Pilgrims may have eaten, drive heirloom turkey sales around Thanksgiving, says UConn professor.

Four UConn professors have been named Fellows of the AAAS. Clockwise from top left: Mike Willig, Jonathan Bobaljik, David Benson, and Arthur Hand.

Four UConn Professors Named AAAS Fellows

The professors are being recognized for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.