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Summertime at Horsebarn Hill

The Connecticut Agricultural College Summer School Picnic, 1907: Twenty-five women and four men sitting on rocks around a small waterfall in the woods off Codfish Falls Road in Mansfield. (University Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections, UConn Libraries)

Summer Classes in Storrs a Longstanding Tradition

Students have been taking classes during the dog days since long before the college became a university.

A citizen-led, community-based sustainable housing proposal developed by UConn undergraduates to address urban decay won top honors in an international competition.

UConn Students Excel in Global Ingenuity Challenge

A group of undergraduates won top honors in an international competition for a sustainable housing proposal they developed to address urban decay.

Bill Simon ’81, ’88 MBA, former Walmart CEO, at the UConn School of Business Stamford campus. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

‘Treat People Right Throughout Your Life’

‘Treat People Right Throughout Your Life’ Says Former Walmart CEO Bill Simon ’81, ’88 MBA A store manager had been abruptly fired in a small North Carolina town and Walmart president and CEO Bill Simon‘s phone was ringing off the hook. Customers were irate, store associates were upset, and even the town’s mayor called to […]

Painting of an attic view drawn by a Jewish teenager while in hiding during the Holocaust. (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Eva Schloss)

UConn Reads: An Act of Kindness

A Holocaust survival tale prompts reflections on the importance of individual acts of kindness in standing up against prejudice.

Breanna Stewart earned two ESPYs after leading the Huskies to an undefeated season and an unprecedented fourth straight national championship. (Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports)

Former UConn Star Named 2016 Best Female Athlete at ESPYs

Breanna Stewart earned two ESPYs after leading the Huskies to an unprecedented fourth straight national championship.

Presidential campaign buttons. (iStock Photo)

Gallup Pollster Discusses Public Opinion, Election Trends

UConn alumna Lydia Saad ’97 MA comments on the importance of polling in the American political process.

Artist's rendering of South Campus Commons, from the Campus Master Plan.

UConn Plans to Demolish Abandoned ‘Greek Row’ Houses

The site of the former fraternity and sorority houses will be used to create a new green space in the heart of South Campus.

Illustration by Hoodzpah Design Co.

Black Hats, Cyber Bots, Zombies, and You

UConn's Cybersecurity Lab is beating computer hackers at their own game.

Roger Piqueras Jover (pictured), a wireless security research scientist at Bloomberg, was among the speakers at UConn's TakeDownCon security conference. (UConn photo)

Watch Out!

Security Experts Offer Warnings, Recommendations During UConn’s Cybercrime Prevention Conference The world is in the throes of a love affair with mobile technology and it shows no signs of abating. We love to do our banking on our phones, text our friends—whether a block away or halfway around the world—and even set our thermostats using […]