University Life

Two musicians perform on flute and violin in front of an outdoor crowd.

UConn Faculty Soloists Perform with Ukraine Symphony at Jorgensen

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine will have a distinct UConn sound for its performance on campus.

A still frame from a video about international student Zekun Jiang shows her facing the camera and smiling

‘UConn is My Home in America’

Zekun Jiang '20 talks about why she chose to come to UConn, and how the University has made this international student feel at home.

Members of the UConn Chinese Students and Scholars Association basketball team pose on a basketball court

UConn’s Other Winning Basketball Program

In this segment from the UConn 360 podcast, members of the UConn chapter of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association basketball team reflect on coming together to form a winning squad.

Final artwork of title page for In the Night Kitchen (New York: Harper & Row, 1970), The Maurice Sendak Collection. Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library. © The Maurice Sendak Foundation.

First Look at Sendak Collection Items: In the Night Kitchen Exhibit

In 1969, children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak wrote excitedly about his work on In the Night Kitchen. “I’m mad for it-and it’s mad,” he noted.

A winter ice and snow storm hits campus on Jan. 22, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Reminds Campuses About Inclement Weather Policies

Guidance on early releases, delays or cancellations due to inclement weather.

Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, the recipient of the 2019 Thomas J. Dodd Prize, speaks at Starr Hall at UConn Law School in Hartford on Nov. 7, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

2019 Dodd Prize Goes to Justice Advocate

The 2019 Dodd Prize was awarded to equal justice advocate Bryan Stevenson.

Paul Gilson, director and assistant professor of in residence of finance at the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford on Aug. 13, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Coveted Class: Financial Services

Since 2016, Paul Gilson also has been a faculty mentor to the Student Managed Fund, the nearly $6 million investment portfolio managed by undergraduate and graduate students.

Students in scary Halloween masks gather outside a tent

Every Day is Halloween for UConn Horror Club

Liam Thomas '20 (CLAS) explains how his love of all things horror grew into a full-fledged student organization at UConn.

Historical image of North Campus.

The Legends of North Campus

For decades at UConn, if you asked directions to the North Campus dormitories, you would most likely be met with a puzzled expression.

A student plays his guitar from a bench outside the Benton Museum. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Reddening October Trees

In focus on campus.