University Life

JJ Bivona '16 (CLAS) in the lab on April 16, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: Being a Student-Athlete

A video profile of biology major and football player JJ Bivona '15 (CLAS) is the fifth and final in this year's week-long series.

Members of the UConn Skydiving Club prepare to jump from an airplane over campus on April 25, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Falling for UConn

Members of the UConn Skydiving Club jump from 9,000 feet and land on the Great Lawn of the Storrs campus.

Elizabeth Schilling '15 (NUR). (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: Rise to the Challenge

A video profile of nursing major Elizabeth Schilling '15 (NUR), who has successfully balanced the demands of cheerleading, a job, and a rigorous class schedule.

Charles J. Zwick makes a donation in support of the Charles Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, as Foundation staff look on. (Kevin Noonan/UConn Photo)

Zwick Center Gets Half-Million-Dollar Boost

The gift will fund agricultural studies in Connecticut.

Annaliese Sehulster '15 (CLAS). (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: Enhancing Lives

A video profile of psychology major Anneliese Sehulster '15 (CLAS), who enjoys teaching kids with learning disabilities.

UConn's first Cherry Blossom Festival, on April 25, 2015. Brice Boutot '16 (CLAS)/(UConn Photo)

Sakura Matsuri, a Japanese Celebration of Spring

The Japanese Student Association brought the festivities, including Japanese food and cultural performances, to UConn for the first time this year.

Gabriel Bachinelo '16 (BUS) at the Wilbur Cross south reading room on April 2, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: First Generation

A video profile of Gabriel Bachinelo '16 (BUS), the first generation in his family to attend college, continues a week-long series.

Oozeball, spring 2015, with South Campus residence halls in the background. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Playing in the Dirt

UConn students took to the mud this past weekend with some spirited games of Oozeball.

Fine arts students paint a mural at the UConn Co-op Bookstore. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student Mural As Much About Process As Product

The new 22x13-foot mural is on the folding wall between the Co-op Bookstore and puppetry museum in Storrs Center.

President Susan Herbst speaks at an event at the Old Judiciary Room at the State Capitol on April 14, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

#StandWithUConn: Lawmakers Urged to Support University Budget

At an event at the State Capitol last week, speakers made the case for UConn's budget.