University Life

Steam lines are installed during the construction of Wilbur Cross Building in 1939. (Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library)

Laying the Pipelines in 1939

Underground utilities still serving the iconic Wilbur Cross Building were installed at the time of construction, in the late 1930s.

From left, long, color-blocked five-button blazer with gold, purple, and black pieced rayon crepe; matching black and purple skirt by Nichole Miller, 1987; turquoise suede power suit with long ‘80s lapels, with polyester jacquard blouse with jewel-toned paisley overprint by Hastings and Smith, 1985; fuchsia silk jacquard dress by Arnold Scaasi, 1988; green and yellow plaid skirt suit, with pink red and purple mohair, with matching Kelly green tweed skirt by Mary Ann Restivo, 1982; deep violet crepe de chine sheath gown by Maggy of London, 1983;

Eighties Exhibit Makes Fashion Statement

An exhibition of 'theatrical' 1980s fashions is on display at Jorgensen Gallery.

Workers replace steam pipes outside the Student Union on July 8, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Major Infrastructure Work Underway at UConn

Crews are working through the summer to replace aging underground utility lines in a multi-year project.

A candle burning.

Medicinal Chemistry Professor Amy Anderson Dies

Anderson was head of the pharmaceutical sciences department, a dedicated educator and mentor, and a talented researcher in the field of drug design.

Summertime at Horsebarn Hill

The Connecticut Agricultural College Summer School Picnic, 1907: Twenty-five women and four men sitting on rocks around a small waterfall in the woods off Codfish Falls Road in Mansfield. (University Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections, UConn Libraries)

Summer Classes in Storrs a Longstanding Tradition

Students have been taking classes during the dog days since long before the college became a university.

Painting of an attic view drawn by a Jewish teenager while in hiding during the Holocaust. (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Eva Schloss)

UConn Reads: An Act of Kindness

A Holocaust survival tale prompts reflections on the importance of individual acts of kindness in standing up against prejudice.

IDEA grant student Jia ‘James’ Lun cooking Asian-style potatoes on June 20, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student’s IDEA Connects Cooking, Communication, Chinese Cuisine

Through his IDEA grant project, James Lun hopes to introduce Chinese cuisine to more people.

Gov. Raymond Baldwin, center, signs the bill establishing Connecticut State College as The University of Connecticut on May 26, 1939. Looking on are, left to right: Normand P. DuBeau of Willimantic, editor-in-chief of The Connecticut Campus; William Crowley of New Britain, president of the Student Senate; Andre Schenker, professor of history; President Albert N. Jorgensen; George Pinckney, alumni secretary; and Edward Finn of Hartford, a student. (Photo courtesy of University Archives)

How the Little College in Storrs Became a State University

The establishment of the state's first public university was a matter of hot debate for decades before it became a reality on July 1, 1939.

UConn Bookstore wordmark.

UConn Bookstore Opens for Business Under New Management

The UConn Bookstore at Storrs and campus locations around the state opened earlier this month under the management of Barnes & Noble.