University Life
Memorial Run to Honor Former Track and Field Alum
Join the Kyle Milliken Memorial Run on Sept. 16, a five-mile run in honor of track and field student-athlete and Navy SEAL Kyle Milliken '02 who was killed in action in May this year.
Charlottesville: A Message to the UConn Community
'It is my commitment – it is my promise – that this will always remain a university that stands firmly for the virtues of democracy, equality, civil discourse, and human rights,' says President Herbst.
UConn Stamford Opens Student Housing
A new six-story building in Stamford that will house almost 300 students a year opens today, and its first residents will move in next week.
A Total Eclipse of the Heart (of America)
On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will be visible throughout North America for the first time in 38 years. UConn astronomer Cynthia Peterson explains what to expect.
Business Graduate Lands Dream Job at Sony Music
Maggie Quackenbush '17 (BUS) is one of only two recent graduates accepted for a two-year program at Sony Music that will take her to Manhattan, New Jersey, and Munich.
CT Transit Bus Service Expands to Storrs Campus
The service will enable students, faculty, and staff to travel to UConn Hartford and Union Station, and make connections for UConn Health, other local and express buses, and soon – via commuter rail – to Bradley Airport.
Student-Athletes Earn Big East Academic Honors
The league recognized dozens of players on UConn's Women's Lacrosse and Field Hockey teams.
Campus Safety Enhanced with New Fire Ladder Truck
The University recently purchased a new fire tower truck that will enable firefighters to access even the top floor of the highest residence halls.
UConn Reads 2017-18: ‘Nation of Immigrants or Land of Refugees?’
This year’s UConn Reads selection, Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' affords an opportunity for the University community to reflect upon and debate the hot-button issue of immigration.