University Life
Students Returning to UConn’s Campuses This Week
Caution and consideration are urged, as the population jumps significantly at Storrs and other UConn campuses.
August 25, 2016 | Stephanie Reitz
NextGen Hall Welcomes First Students
A new 727-bed residence hall, the first building completed under the Next Generation Connecticut initiative, is now open.
August 24, 2016 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu
Class of 2020 Sets New Record for Diversity, Number of Vals, Sals
'UConn had everything I was looking for,' says Naaol Shupare, who is among 5,100 freshmen starting classes on Aug. 29.
August 23, 2016 | Stephanie Reitz
Intern Serves Social Responsibility Role at Dunkin’ Donuts
Coffee isn’t the only thing brewing at Dunkin’ Donuts. Social responsibility initiatives are a part of the central operation that oversees more than 11,500 Dunkin’ and 7,600 Baskin Robbins restaurants spread across nearly 60 nations. And, that stirred the interest of Ariana Scurti ’17 (CLAS) who gained experience with the parent company as an intern […]
August 19, 2016 | Amanda Falcone
Med Student Interns at World’s Largest Biomedical Research Agency
Tiahna Spencer spent the summer at the National Institutes of Health engaged in research on systemic autoimmune diseases.
August 18, 2016 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
New Medical Curriculum Reflects Changes in Field
The Class of 2020 is the first to learn under a new four-year curriculum in a facility that has also been transformed.
August 17, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Trustees Approve Historic Stamford Housing Plan
Apartments expected to open for fall 2017 would house about 300 students.
August 10, 2016 | Tom Breen
IBM Internship Changes Student’s Career Plans
The rising junior went into his internship planning to be a software developer. Now he hopes to become a technology manager.
August 9, 2016 | Amanda Falcone
Henry Monteith: Portrait of a ‘Grand Old Man’
Today, the math department moves into the newly renovated Monteith Building. Who was the man for whom the building is named?
August 8, 2016 | Mark J. Roy '76 (CLAS)
Into the Shadows
Shadows add another dimension to the campus environment.
July 29, 2016 | Sean Flynn