University Life

Shea Ralph with her daughter. (Frank Barton/UConn Health Photo)

New Mom Shea Ralph Chose UConn Health

In honor of National Doctors' Day this week, we spotlight the work of UConn Health's Ramzi Alkass.

Math professor Damir Dzhafarov teaches a graduate class in logic in the Monteith Building. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Logic, a Common Thread at UConn

UConn has launched a new professional graduate certificate in logic, in which students from various disciplines hone the vital skills of logically and systematically analyzing information.

Connecticut Environmental Action Day flyer.

Planting the CEAD: Marketing Sustainability Efforts

In order to build awareness for UConn Extension within the university community, a team of marketing students will host Connecticut Environmental Action Day on March 29.

Preston Bogan '19 (CLAS) at the Palace of Versailles during an Education Abroad program in Paris. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Preston Bogan ’19, Paris, France

'If you don’t look outside your own comfort zone ... you are missing out,' says Bogan after spending a semester in Paris.

Second year dental students recite an American Dental Association pledge during a white coat ceremony on Friday marking their transition from theoretical to clinic-based learning. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Dental Students Ready for Patients

Second-year dental students donned new white coats in a ceremony Friday to mark their transition to clinic-based learning.

Dan Orlovsky gives a presentation at the UConn Social Media Day on March 13. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Former UConn Quarterback Dan Orlovsky Scores a Touchdown with Football Analysis

When UConn Football great Dan Orlovsky pictured returning to Storrs, he never imagined it would be to talk about social media rather than football.

Madison Reed home hair color founder and CEO Amy Errett '79 (CLAS) welcomes UConn students on their trip to Silicon Valley. (Submitted Photo)

Student Entrepreneurs Spend Spring Break in Silicon Valley

'This trip is really important for our students to see first-hand how the spirit of entrepreneurship works in a real setting,' said UConn's David Noble.

Julianna Lau reacts as she opens the envelope containing her residency assignment during the medical student residency match day ceremony held in the Academic Atrium at UConn Health in Farmington on March 15, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Futures Are Revealed At Match Day

Imagine not knowing where you are going to live or work for the next four years. More than 90 medical students had those questions answered at a residency match day ceremony on Friday.

Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), right, in Ireland, with a friend in the program, Isabelle Lee from Fordham University. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Ashley Jacques ’20, Dublin, Ireland

'I am now kicking myself that I did not do a full semester,' says Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), as she recalls the summer she spent with an Education Abroad program in Ireland last year.

Meaghan Perdue, a developmental psychology graduate student, who gave birth to a child in November.

First Steps: UConn Partners on Child Care Fellowship

A new private-public fellowship program is intended to make it easier for new UConn parents to return to research.