Construction

Construction of Next Generation Connecticut Hall is slated for completion in July, ready for students to move in at the end of August. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Summertime is Construction Time

Construction and maintenance at UConn's Storrs campus go into high gear during the summer months.

President Susan Herbst speaks during the topping off ceremony of the Innovation Partnership Building on May 31, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Innovation Partnership Building Marks Construction Milestone

Tuesday’s ‘topping off’ ceremony marked the symbolic completion of the structural phase of the building, which will anchor the future UConn Technology Park.

Students eating ice cream outside the UConn Dairy Bar.

Dairy Bar Access to Change Temporarily Due to Construction

Don't be deterred by the detours. The Dairy Bar will be open all summer, and the ice cream as delicious as ever.

Hospital Patients Move into New Tower

Seventy inpatients were safely relocated, as the new building at UConn John Dempsey Hospital opened for business.

The original patient tower, left, and the new tower that together make up UConn John Dempsey Hospital. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

How We Plan to Move a Hospital

The step-by-step process of moving patients will begin early on Friday morning and be completed by early afternoon.

Manager of farm services Mary Kegler sits on the remains of a stone wall that once enclosed land used for grazing and crops. Large shade trees on the property will be retained for ecological and aesthetic purposes. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Restores Acreage to Agricultural Use

The farmland mitigation project will offset the loss of about 35 agricultural acres to construction.

Indoor athletic facility. (iStock Photo)

UConn to Pursue New Funding Strategy for Athletic Facilities Upgrades

The strategy will allow the University to improve its athletic facilities through philanthropy and a surcharge on non-student tickets.

More than 3,000 members of the UConn Class of 2019 pose for a photo on the Great Lawn at the Storrs Campus on Aug. 29, 2015, at the start of their careers at UConn. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Building Our Future

A roundup of news from UConn Nation in 2015, the first in a three-part series.

The new road connecting Route 44 to the Storrs Campus is now open. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

New Road Opens for Storrs Campus

The new road connecting Route 44 to the Storrs Campus will provide access to Tech Park and reduce traffic congestion.

A construction worker's hard hat with a sticker noting that the workers had received training on the protection of the amphibians that live along the new road. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Creates a Safe Path for Salamanders to Cross the Road

UConn environmental engineers, planners, and ecologists have made provisions for more than just vehicular traffic during construction of the North Hillside Road extension.