University Life

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Doctoral Student Gets Crossword Puzzle Published By The New York Times

UConn PhD student Anne Marie Crinnion explains what it takes to get a crossword puzzle published by the gold standard of the field, the New York Times.

UConn Facemasks Show Commitment to Human Rights Along With Public Health

One of the ways UConn is helping to ensuring the health and safety of its community is the requirement that all students, faculty and staff wear face coverings while on campus.

Side-by-side photos showing UConn student Madisyn MacDonald in the office of Otis Elevator, where she is an intern, and then at her desk at home. Her internship has continued remotely during the pandemic.

Interning in a Pandemic: One UConn Student’s Experience

The COVID-19 pandemic might have complicated one UConn student's dream internship, but it didn't derail it.

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UConn Receives $1M Gift and Match Challenge for Human Rights Institute 

UConn's Human Rights Institute has launched a $1M gift and match challenge, thanks to the generosity of two longtime donors.

Cars along RT195 pass a sign announcing campus move in on Aug. 14, 2020. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Move-In Day Unlike Any Other at UConn

A photo gallery captures the unique features of move-in day in 2020 - and the emotions that are familiar from every start to a new academic year.

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Students Return to UConn For Fall 2020 Semester

Students began arriving at Storrs and Stamford on Friday, moving in two weeks ahead of classes to quarantine as a precaution adopted to stop the spread of COVID-19.

A large chalk board welcoming students to the Shippee residence hall

Residential Students Return to Campus Amid New Coronavirus Precautions

UConn's annual move-in weekend will be different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Illustration of Jonathan the mascot and Jonathan XIV wearing masks and staying 6 feet apart

An Ode to Reopening

As UConn prepares to reopen this fall, the UConn community will notice a handful of changes to ensure the campus stays healthy and safe.

Rock of Ages

A photo gallery capturing the latest transfer of UConn's beloved, peripatetic Spirit Rock.

Collage of photos submitted by students for Communication video.

UConn Magazine: Light Years Away

Each semester Stephen Stifano asks his COMM 1000 students to encapsulate their UConn experience in a photo worth, well, you know.