University Life

Amit Savkar, assistant professor-in-residence of math, tapes a lecture using Lightboard technology on Sept. 18, 2015. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Lighting up Lectures with UConn’s Newest Teaching Tool

The new Lightboard technology enables faculty to face students while drawing or writing information as they would on a chalkboard or whiteboard.

An aerial view of the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Inside the UConn Basketball Champions Center

Take a tour of the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center, one of the premier basketball training facilities in the nation.

Erin Cox, an outreach coordinator and psychologist at Counseling and Mental Health Services speaks during a discussion on campus safety, emergency training and mental health issues held at the School of Business board room on Oct. 14, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Leaders, Students Discuss Campus Safety Preparations

The roundtable discussion, held Wednesday, comes in the wake of several shootings in recent weeks on college campuses nationwide.

The parade during Huskies Forever Weekend on Oct. 11, 2015. (Roger Castonguay for UConn)

Huskies On Parade

The annual Parade on Oct. 11, part of Huskies Forever Weekend, was the kickoff for a week of Homecoming activities for UConn Nation.

Unicycles are now trending among students at the Storrs campus. (Ryan Glista '16 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

UConn Unicycles: Solo Sport Gathers Momentum

Unicycles are now trending among students at the Storrs campus.

A candle burning.

Janina (Czajkowski) Esselen, Professor Emerita of Nutritional Sciences, Dies

Czajkowski Esselen was founding director of the community nutrition program in the Department of Nutritional Sciences.

Students Show They Care

Students placed flags on the Student Union Mall for Suicide Prevention Week, as a poignant reminder of the more than 1,000 suicides that occur each year on U.S. college campuses.

The swing beside Mirror Lake. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

#UConnBucketList: October

October is the perfect time to swing beneath the tree at Mirror Lake. Then post a photo or video to #UConnBucketList and check off #3.

Wyatt Million, men's cross country and track athlete, in a biology class taught by Professor Eric Schultz. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Wyatt Million

Track and cross country athlete Wyatt Million says he holds himself to high standards both in running and in school.

The UConn wordmark, in white on a navy background.

New Annual Security and Fire Safety Report Released

The report shows some increased numbers owing to greater emphasis on reporting.