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A group of students in front of the Student Union during an antiwar protest on October 15, 1969.

UConn Through the Viewfinder: Howard Goldbaum’s Campus News Photos

A new exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art captures the turbulence of the late 1960s on campus through the eyes of a student photographer.

Members of the UConn Dance Company perform during their Winter Showcase at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 4, 2020. (UConn Photo/Sean Flynn)

UConn Dance Company: Winter Showcase

A photo gallery captures some of the beauty and grace on display at the UConn Dance Company's Winter Showcase on Feb. 4.

Members of the African American Alumni Council at a social event in Hartford.

African American Alumni Council Provides a Voice As It Recruits Young Alums, Hosts Events

UConn's African American Alumni Council is launching a new effort to recruit young alums in 2020.

UConn Archives Collections Tell “A Hobo’s Tale”

A new exhibit at the Dodd Center examines the iconic American figure known as the hobo.

A black and white photo from the 1990s shows a woman shoveling snow on campus.

Winter at UConn: Nineties-Style

A look back at winter in Storrs, as it was experienced during the 1990s.

Engineering a New Learning Environment For Neurodiversity

A grant-funded project in the School of Engineering aims to improve higher education for students on the neurodiversity spectrum.

UConn Becomes First In CT To Offer Sign Language Major

UConn has become the first higher education institution in Connecticut to offer a four-year degree in American Sign Language.

A chef makes a pancake at hte Boiling Point competition during the annual Culinary Olympics.

20th Boiling Point Mystery Basket: Frog Legs, Meat Pie and More

UConn crowned the winners of its annual Culinary Olympics.

uconn parking map

Construction Starts Soon on Northwest Science Quad; Some Related Parking Changes Postponed

The University had expected to close Lot N and Lot X in their entirety of this month, but recent developments have made it possible for them to remain open to parking throughout the spring 2020 semester.

Chinese shadow puppets

BIMP Exhibit Asks: Can You Preserve a Shadow?

The current exhibition at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, “Immaterial Remains: Can You Preserve a Shadow?,” aims to not only showcase the art form, but also focus on the question of how to preserve shadow puppetry in China, where it first appeared during the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Chinese Shadow […]