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The TEDxUConn team, from left: Shervin Etemad, Lior Trestman, S'ha Siddiqi, Sam Menza, Dan Violette, Rosy Cersonsky, David Ritter, Sam Turek, Rebecca D'Angelo, Tom Benneche, Dillon Jones, Katie Hires, Meredith Milligan, and Alexandra Buda. (Shervin Etemad/UConn Photo)

TEDxUConn: It’s About Time

Billed as a discussion of trends (technological, sociocultural, and global), the first TEDxUConn also built a consortium of friends.

Jenica Allen, assistant professor-in-residence, teaches an outdoor ecology class in the UConn Forest. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Classrooms Without Walls

From Storrs Center to the UConn Forest, there are many opportunities for outdoor learning close to the heart of campus.

Men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie, left, and women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma engage in a friendly exchange at First Night in Gampel Pavilion on Oct. 18, 2013. (Steve Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Team Geno vs. Team Kevin

Fans packed Gampel Pavilion Friday for a contest of wits and skills between co-ed teams led by the two basketball head coaches.

Selecting the Scoop

A panel of five seniors selected the official 2014 Senior Scoop flavor during Senior Kickoff on Wednesday.

Political Science major Vanessa Lovelace, 1st place (and People's Choice winner) presenting her topic: Genealogies of Liberty: An Embodied Black Freedom Trail.

The Three-Minute Thesis

Summarizing years of study in just three minutes isn’t easy, but it’s a challenge some UConn graduate students tackled recently.

Byron Jones'15 (CLAS) with U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 2013 when he sered as an intern in Esty's office on Capital Hill.

Byron Jones Manages Double Coverage On and Off the Gridiron

The Huskies cornerback spent the summer as an intern in Hartford and Washington.

Delta Gamma and Alpha Epsilon Pi march down Gilbert Road during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 6, 2013. (Juanita Austin/UConn Photo)

Homecoming a Parade of Husky Spirit

Not even the rain on this year's Homecoming parade could dampen the Husky spirit.

Freshmonster Makes Friends the New-fashioned Way

Skip Toumalou '17 (SFA) was new to UConn and social media. Thanks to some quick thinking and quicker sharing, she's now a star.

Head Coach Jennifer Sanford-Wendry uses a megaphone to give directions to UConn Rowing team members on Coventry Lake on Sept. 18, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Wendry’s Coaching Tree Grows in the Waters of Coventry Lake

Former Husky rowers are entering the ranks of college coaching staffs, inspired by head coach Jen Sanford Wendry.

This summer, Sharon Hwang, a senior human rights and international relations double major (left), and Molly Rockett, a junior political science major, participated in internships spearheaded by UConn alumni in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. (Samantha Ruggiero '14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Student Interns Learn from Alumni Mentors

Many students are benefiting from opportunities to gain relevant work experience, thanks to UConn's extensive alumni network.