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June 8, 2026

University Life

Goodnight UConn! We’re heading back into the wilderness to do some night herping to find some snakes. Thanks for coming with us on our trip! You can keep up with all of our desert adventures by following us @uconnherping

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

Students eating ice cream outside the UConn Dairy Bar.

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 Communications

UConn Reads 2017 book, Sacred Ground by Eboo Patel on May 16, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

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

'Not So Crabby Vegan Crab Cakes with Remoulade Dressing.' (Gail Merrill/UConn Photo)

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 - UConn Communications

Raelene DeRobertis, left, and Teresa Barber-Tournaud, both from the Center for Clean Energy Engineering, dress up for a photo at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center during the Employee Appreciation Day event on May 11, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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 - UConn Communications

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.

May 11, 2016 | Amanda Falcone

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.

May 10, 2016 | David Bauman - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery

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

May 9, 2016 | Peter Morenus - UConn Communications

University News

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.

May 9, 2016 | Bret Eckhardt - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery University News

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

#UConn2016 Caps Off UConn Years

This year's seniors show off their graduation caps.

May 5, 2016 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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