Schools & Colleges

Battling Climate Anxiety with Knowledge

A new course at UConn aims to explore and define what it means to be alive in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene.

"The Arc," a sculpture by Alexander Liberman, at sunrise.

A Monumental Addition to Campus

"The Arc," a sculpture by Alexander Liberman, arrived in Storrs this month at its new home next to the Benton Museum of Art.

A treehopper insect with a colorful, triangular "helmet."

UConn Study: Wing Genes Responsible for Tiny Treehopper’s Extraordinary Helmet

A study by UConn researchers sheds new light on how the distinctive "helmets" of treehopper insects evolved.

Young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, one of the activists that gives hope to professor Mark Urban, arriving at a climate protest in Spain.

Finding Courage in Madrid: A Personal Reflection

UConn Professor Mark Urban reflects on what's changed - and what hasn't - in five years of attending United Nations climate conferences.

Lisa Holle Named ISOPP Fellow

Associate Clinical Professor Lisa Holle is recognized for professional excellence.

Two UConn Pharmacy students display their first and second place certificates from the 2019 AAPS Rearearch Symposium at URI

Graduate Students Dhuri and Li Take Top Honors in local AAPS Poster Competition

UConn Ph.D. students take top honors in poster competition.

UConn Health Minute: Surviving a Stroke

Every 4 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from a stroke. Quick treatment is key to improved outcomes. The renowned experts at UConn Health’s Stroke Center perform the most advanced procedures – greatly increasing a patient’s chances of surviving a stroke and reducing long-term disability.

Mural characters that will be animated in the Grand Foyer of the Bushnell as part of the UConn Film and Animation Showcase at the famed venue.

Projecting a New Image for Films and Animations at The Bushnell

Hartford's famed Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts hosts a festival of short films and animations made by UConn students, along with a new installation in the theater's foyer by Digital Media and Design students.

Megan Sargisian

Meet undergraduate student Megan Sargisian

At the end of her junior year, allied health sciences major Megan Sargisian was uncertain about a future career. Despite having no background in insurance, she took a chance on a summer internship with Travelers in Hartford. The experience was transformative for her. She now has a job with the company outside of Boston, MA, […]

Nutritional sciences video preview

Students in nutritional sciences course cook up delicious meals

Near the end of each spring semester, nutritional sciences students in Food Services Systems Management (NUSC 3271) create a series of three-course meals for twenty-four guests in the department’s Foods Lab.