University Life

Ignite Logo (Courtesy of the UConn Foundation)

Ignite Competition Kicks Off Crowdfunding at UConn

A UConn alumnus is offering $25,000 to University-related causes that get the largest number of students and young alumni to support them by May 3.

Brett Decker worked in the Upper Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans for Community Collaborations International. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

UConn Earns Top National Honor for Community Service Initiatives

The University is named among five winners of the 2013 Presidential Award, the highest honor a university can receive for its service work.

Professors Blakeslee and Lamson and the 1909 summer school class at the Connecticut Agricultural College. (University Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections, UConn Libraries)

More Than 100 Years of Summer Session

Warm-weather classes are a well-established tradition at UConn.

Dancing the Night Away at HuskyTHON

Students show their support for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center at UConn's annual dance marathon, the culmination of a year-long fundraiser.

Allegra Berndt selected as a Connecticut Student Poet recites a poem on Feb. 4, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student Poet Goes on Tour

UConn junior Allegra Berndt has been selected as a Connecticut Student Poet, and is reading her work at universities around the state.

President Susan Herbst -speaking with students at her office.

President Herbst’s Student Office Hours Rescheduled

The President's office hours for students, postponed this week because of the weather, will now take place on Monday, Feb. 18.

UConn Student Wins National Goldwater Scholarship

Molecular and cell biology major Anna Green, of Storrs, Conn., won the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship during her junior year at UConn.

Winter weather visual

Information for UConn Students, Faculty, and Staff Regarding Storm Preparations

Any decision regarding the cancellation of classes or the closing of campuses will be communicated before 5 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 8.

Students scoop ice cream at Subog's One Ton Sundae on the Student Union Terrace on Feb. 1, 2013. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Tons of Ice Cream, Tons of Fun

Students braved the cold for scoops of Dairy Bar ice cream from the One Ton Sundae, an annual tradition hosted by SUBOG.

The official 2013 UConn Senior Scoop flavor at the Dairy Bar on Jan. 25, 2013. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

New Senior Scoop Flavor Minted

The Class of 2013 Senior Scoop flavor made its debut at One Ton Sundae, and is available at the UConn Dairy Bar.