University Life
UConn Waterbury’s ‘Walkbury’ Initiative: Connecting Campus with Community, Culture, and History
'Walkbury is an excellent example of how a university and a city can work together to build community'
January 30, 2025 | Fumiko Hoeft and Heather Price
Biology Associate Professor Awarded Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Researchers
Jill Wegrzyn, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, earned recognition from former President Joe Biden
January 29, 2025 | Mac Murray
Engineering Professor Earns Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Scientists
President Biden named Arash E. Zaghi, an engineering professor with a passion for supporting neurodiverse learners, as a PECASE recipient
January 28, 2025 | Mac Murray
Moral Courage Network Founder to Visit UConn for Metanoia Program
'A time for the University to come together and delve deeply into important topics and concerns'
January 27, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz
Jorgensen Celebrates New Steinway Piano with Concert Featuring UConn’s Angelina Gadeliya
'We needed a piano that could cut through an orchestra and still have a beautiful, warm singing sound. That’s a lot to ask for in one piano'
January 23, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn To Mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Service, reflection, and advocacy are the hallmarks of the University's celebration of King's legacy
January 17, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Swimsuit Entrepreneur, UConn Alum Hayley Segar to Appear on ‘Shark Tank’
Segar makes her pitch on Friday, Jan. 24
January 16, 2025 | Claire Hall
UConn Firsts: The First Standalone Library
Before the Homer Babbidge Library became UConn’s central repository for books, scholarly publications, and multimedia of all kinds, generations of UConn students had spent countless hours in a different library altogether – the Wilbur Cross Building
January 9, 2025 | Tom Breen
Commitment to Energy Sustainability Links Huskies From Different Generations Through International Contest
'For students who are at the very beginning of their careers to put together such a sophisticated design with such pragmatic energy realism is very impressive'
January 8, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz
CAPS Programs Introduce Students to Research
Students in the CAPS program participate in professional and community development workshops as well as mentoring conversations to discuss their progress
December 26, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications