University Life

The new UConn Fire Department ambulance outside Gampel Pavilion. (Rob Babcock/UConn Photo)

Quick Response Ensured Woman Saw Granddaughter Graduate

Emergency personnel saved the life of an 81-year-old woman who went into cardiac arrest during a basketball game in February.

Nicholas Russo '18 (CLAS) checks hemlock trees in the Moss Tract of the UConn Forest in Willington for woolly adelgid sacs on May 6, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Sophomore Wins Udall Scholarship

Nicholas Russo '18 (CLAS) won the prestigious national scholarship for his commitment to the environment.

Jonathan XIV, left, and Jonathan XIII sit with students during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Class of 2016 Celebrate Their Graduation

Film director and screenwriter Oliver Stone spoke about academic failure and perseverance during the Graduate School Commencement address. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Oliver Stone Addresses Graduate Students at Commencement

The film director and screenwriter spoke about academic failure and perseverance.

"Thanks for the memories" decorated graduation cap, Class of 2016.

#UConn2016 Caps Off UConn Years

This year's seniors show off their graduation caps.

New UConn Police Officers Gary Bourgoin Susannah Hildebidle speak with students outside Oliver Ellsworth Hall on Aug. 28, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

How UConn Stays Ready

The new Office of Emergency Management prepares for everything from move-in to tornadoes.

The #UConnbucketlist item for May: Take Your Photo at a UConn Sign. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

#UConnBucketList: May

Mark the end of the year by taking your photo in front of one of the UConn signs for May’s #UConnBucketList task.

Cap and tassel.

Commencement 2016

The clock is ticking for #UConn16, a cadre of students who will soon transition to alumni. Meet some of them and find out where they are headed after graduation.

Turning Over a New Leaf: UConn’s Trees

All across campus, the trees are leafing out and preparing to bloom – a welcome sign that spring is underway.

Instagram Year in Review 2015-16. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

UConn on Instagram: Another Amazing Year

See UConn through our students’ eyes (and camera phones) in this review of 2015-2016.