University Life

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.

A man sits next to a large blue puppet with a mustache and tie, as part of an innovation event

What’s New? At Innovation Expo, the Answer is Plenty

Monday's Experience Innovation Expo offered students a chance to explore some of UConn's resources to harness creativity and entrepreneurial skills.

Student Perspective: Berk Alpay Thinks AI Could “Change Everything”

When Berk Alpay ’21 (ENG, CLAS) mentions the future, he’s not talking about what he’s going to have for dinner (Hint: Chang’s Garden on Route 195 has been a favorite since he was a kid.) or what courses he’d like to take next semester. Not even what his plans are for after he graduates with a dual […]