University Life

The Board of the Connecticut Campus, with faculty advisor Professor Henry Monteith seated front row right, from the 1915 Nutmeg Yearbook. (Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library)

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)

Shadows from a bicycle rack on July 26, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Into the Shadows

Shadows add another dimension to the campus environment.

July 29, 2016 | Sean Flynn - UConn Communications

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.

July 28, 2016 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu - UConn Communications

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.

July 28, 2016 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

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.

July 26, 2016 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

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.

July 22, 2016 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Summertime at Horsebarn Hill

July 21, 2016 | Sean Flynn - UConn Communications

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.

July 21, 2016 | Mark J. Roy '74 (CLAS)

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.

July 20, 2016 | Brandon Murray, UConn Reads Steering Committee

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.

July 15, 2016 | Amanda Falcone