Schools & Colleges
My Husky Valentine: Met at UConn
I started to date Claudia in the summer of 1956. I met her when she was a waitress at an ice cream shop where all my guy friends would stop for large scoops of ice cream before heading out for the beach area.
Medical Alum Returns as Therapy Dog Handler
Dr. Karen Obadowski '77 MD periodically returns to UConn Health, not with her stethoscope, but with her dog Tenley.
UConn Health Minute: Identifying Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is often detected at its later stages when it’s more serious and potentially life-threatening. Dr. Easwar Natarajan with the UConn School of Dental Medicine says having regular oral exams – which typically take less than 90 seconds – is well worth your time.
Meet undergraduate student Lauren Soranno
As a First Year Experience (FYE) mentor for the animal science major, senior Lauren Soranno encourages entering UConn students to get involved. Coming from a small town to a large university, she says engaging academically and socially made UConn feel like her home away from home. She also says the hands-on learning and research opportunities […]
UConn-Backed MedTech Accelerator Advances 10 Startups: ‘These Companies Will Absolutely Change Lives’
An event for new healthcare startups, including two with UConn roots, offers prospects for improved patient care and economic development in the region.
Senior Design Journey 2020: Taking Farming to the Next Level, Part 1
Three University of Connecticut mechanical engineering majors -- Kylie Kearney, Justin Gallo, and Andrew Alaba -- are working to build a small and efficient bean thresher that will increase the productivity and sellable product for local small farmer, Susan Mitchell, and her farm, Cloverleigh Farm.
UConn Through the Viewfinder: Howard Goldbaum’s Campus News Photos
A new exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art captures the turbulence of the late 1960s on campus through the eyes of a student photographer.
New study quantifies Connecticut green industry’s economic impact
A just-released report by CAHNR’s Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, Impact of the Green Industry on Connecticut’s Economy, highlights the economic importance of ornamental horticulture in our state. “While every sector of the agriculture industry is important to the economy of Connecticut, ornamental horticulture currently accounts for more than half of the state’s […]
For Second Year in a Row, School of Nursing Recognized for Supporting Veterans
For the second year in a row, the School of Nursing was recognized by UConn’s Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs for collecting the most donations to the 7th Annual Homeless Veteran Care Package Drive.
Keep on Truckin’ with the Art of R. Crumb at Contemporary Art Galleries
A new exhibit at UConn features a vast collection of art and memorabilia related to famed underground 'comix' artist R. Crumb.