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Sarah Baker '20 (CLAS) holds an eastern red-backed salamander found in the Moss Forest Tract in Willington. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Sarah Baker ’20 (CLAS)

Baker, a SURF award recipient, is researching the eastern red-backed salamander, which is found in woodlands close to the Storrs campus.

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After 75 Years, Legacy of Deadly Circus Fire Still Felt at UConn

UConn remembers those in its community who were lost in the tragedy – and recalls how it was able to use its academic, medical, and community service strengths to contribute to the healing.

Construction at the intersection of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension and Route 195, near the Dairy Bar. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Construction Update, July 2019

If you're heading to the Dairy Bar this summer, be prepared for a slight detour to get to the parking lot from Route 195.

Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly, left, stars as Sally Bowles and Forrest McClendon as Emcee, in the Nutmeg Summer production of 'Cabaret,' on stage at Connecticut Repertory Theatre July 4-21. (Jean Samedi for UConn)

Star of CRT’s ‘Cabaret’ is Veteran of Broadway, London’s West End

Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly, who stars as Sally Bowles in the 2019 Nutmeg Summer production of 'Cabaret,' says she enjoys the change of pace playing an established character in a revival.

Ian Sands '20 (ENG) uses a device to characterize the size of nanoparticles in a lab at the Engineering Science Building on June 24, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Ian Sands ’20 (ENG)

'Doing research in a lab gives you a sense of responsibility that the classroom does not. Nothing is set up for you,' says SURF award recipient Ian Sands.

Students studying at UConn Waterbury on Oct. 25, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn to Add Bachelor’s Program in Allied Health Sciences at Waterbury Campus

The University announced today that allied health sciences, one of the nation’s fastest-growing career fields, will soon be available at UConn Waterbury as a bachelor’s degree program that can be completed from start to finish at that campus.

Shelley Durocher, plant science and landscape architecture lab aide, tends to cannabis plants in a UConn greenhouse. (Thomas Rettig/UConn Photo)

A Growth Industry at UConn

UConn is leading the way in cannabis cultivation and research, helping growers meet increasing demand for medical uses and teaching students who will lead this new industry.

Lot K, a new parking lot on Discovery Drive across from the Innovation Partnership Building, will be completed prior to the fall 2019 semester, providing 700 spaces for commuter students. (Mike Enright/UConn Photo)

Three Parking Lots to Close Due to New Construction in North Campus

Changes in parking to accommodate the new Northwest Science Quadrant will phased in, beginning in the upcoming fall semester.

Jonathan Donovan '20 JD assists Jessica Rubin, director of the Animal Law Clinic, in using the new case management system that he and fellow students in a new Technology and Law Practice class devised for the clinic. (Camille Chill/UConn Photo)

New Class Helps Law Students Improve Their Technology Skills

Students in the class developed real technical solutions to help both a legal services agency and the law school’s Animal Law Clinic.

Lauren Blackman (Tanya), center, and the ensemble of Mamma Mia! (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

CRT’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ Filled with Heart and Hit Songs

The Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Nutmeg Summer Series will open June 6 with the musical 'Mamma Mia!' – featuring songs by the Swedish pop/dance group ABBA.