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The Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 8, 2013. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn File Photo)

UConn Ranks High Among the Ranks

Ranked 24th in the country for veterans’ services by U.S. News & World Report this year, the University enrolls about 800 veterans, military service members, military dependents, and ROTC students.

Jonathan the Husky, UConn's current mascot visits the exhibit 'Mascots! Mask Performance in the 21st Century' at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry on Oct. 30, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Exhibit Puts Spotlight on Sports Mascots

Costumed mascots of college and professional sports teams are on display at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.

Shabazz Napier '14 (CLAS) walks across the floor at Gampel Pavilion after receiving his diploma case during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on May 11, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Athletics Earns Rising Graduation Rate Score for Fourth Straight Year

With an overall Graduation Success Rate of 89 percent, the UConn score is two points above the national Division I average.

Stepping it up: Husky Bhangra

A student team performs Bhangra, an energetic form of dance from Punjab, India, at a variety of locations in Storrs.

Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, director of UConn Hartford, welcomes attendees at a Metanoia session on 'Islamophobia: A Form of Racism' at the Hartford Public Library. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Metanoia 2017: Confronting Racism Together

Members of the UConn community at campuses across the state took part in this year's Metanoia events on the theme of racism. 

A steady procession of 75 trucks loaded with concrete began at 4 a.m. on Nov. 8, to pour the site of the swimming pool at UConn’s new Student Recreation Center. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

At UConn, the Sun Rises Before the Concrete Sets

A steady procession of 75 trucks loaded with concrete began at 4 a.m. on Nov. 8, to pour the site of the swimming pool at UConn’s new Student Recreation Center.

A focus on positive coping strategies could help improve health for those who experience being teased or bullied because of their weight, according to new research by the UConn Rudd Center. (UConn Rudd Center Photo)

How People Cope with Weight Stigma Affects Their Health

A focus on positive coping strategies could help improve health for those who experience being teased or bullied because of their weight, according to new research by the UConn Rudd Center.

An exterior view of Wilbur Cross lit up teal to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

Wilbur Cross Goes Teal for Alzheimer’s Awareness

The University of Connecticut illuminated its signature building, Wilbur Cross, in teal last night as part of a global effort to call attention to Alzheimer's disease.

path in secondary forest; Lindero Sur.jpg: A trail bisects a large area of 32-yr old naturally regenerating forest on former cattle pasture near the south boundary of La Selva Biological Station in northeastern Costa RIca. This forest area has been monitored annually for 20 years, contributing to the dataset used in this study. Photo by Robin L. Chazdon

Reforestation: Knowing When to Let Nature Take its Course

Allowing Nature to restore deforested areas often restores them closer to the characteristics of the original forest than planting large numbers of trees, according to a new study involving a UConn researcher.

Daniel Munch ‘19, Livestock Management and Policy (Individualized Major); Resource Economics who is also a "Day in the Life" student swims laps at the Brundage pool on Sept. 6, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Personalize Your Plan: A Day in the Life of Daniel Munch ’19

'UConn is a school where opportunities exist no matter your interest,' says Munch, an individualized major.