University Life
Summertime is Construction Time
Construction and maintenance at UConn's Storrs campus go into high gear during the summer months.
June 2, 2016 | David Bauman
Alumnus Creates Some Tearrific Ice Cream
A husband-wife alumni team launched an award-winning business making all natural, tea-infused ice cream, with some initial help from the UConn Dairy Bar.
May 27, 2016 | Abby Mace '16 (CLAS)
Searching for Creepy Crawlies in the Arizona Desert
Follow a group of UConn students for a day, looking for lizards, snakes, scorpions, and Gila monsters in the Sonora Desert.
May 20, 2016 | Jack Phillips & Harley Pastore, UConn Herpetological Society
Dairy Bar Access to Change Temporarily Due to Construction
Don't be deterred by the detours. The Dairy Bar will be open all summer, and the ice cream as delicious as ever.
May 18, 2016 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Reads: Our Book, ‘Sacred Ground’
The book chosen for the coming year's UConn Reads program calls on Americans to uphold the country's values of pluralism and inclusiveness.
May 18, 2016 | Cathy Schlund-Vials, UConn Reads Steering Committee
UConn Chefs Cook Up Prize-winning Vegan Recipe
Collegiate food service providers nationwide voted UConn's 'Not So Crabby Vegan Crab Cakes' recipe best in its category.
May 13, 2016 | Stephanie Reitz
Employee Appreciation Day Marked with Food and Festivities
UConn staff and faculty turned out in droves for 2016 Employee Appreciation Day.
May 12, 2016 | Peter Morenus
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.
May 11, 2016 | Amanda Falcone
UConn Sophomore Wins Udall Scholarship
Nicholas Russo '18 (CLAS) won the prestigious national scholarship for his commitment to the environment.
May 10, 2016 | David Bauman