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Committee Proposes Ways to Promote Civil Discourse

Among the key recommendations: Updating the University’s academic mission statement to include, 'exchanging ideas in a manner that fosters a climate of mutual respect.'

Pierre Fils, a first-year graduate student on the Ph.D. track in structural engineering. (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Building a Research Career at UConn

Sometimes walking into a professor’s office hours can launch a student on an incredible research track. Pierre Fils, a first-year graduate student on the Ph.D. track in structural engineering at the University of Connecticut, did just that his junior year. When he went to his design of steel structures professor, Arash Zaghi’s, office, Fils was […]

The UConn Fire and Police Departments along with a police dog sing Happy Birthday to Jonathan the husky dog. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Jonathan’s Golden Birthday

Jonathan XIV turns 5 (or 35, depending on who you ask) today!

A Muslim prayer service at the Hartford Public Library before a Metanoia event at the Hartford Campus in November 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn File Photo)

CLAS to Offer New Major in Arabic and Islamic Civilizations

'We want to shatter the binaries of East and West,' says Nicola Carpentieri, director of the new Arabic and Islamic Cilivilizations program.

President Albert Jorgensen, left, and university librarian Paul Alcorn provided hands-on help with moving books into the new library in 1940. The building was named for former Connecticut governor Wilbur Cross in 1942. (University Library Archives & Special Collections)

Before Homer Babbidge, There Was Wilbur Cross Library

For nearly 40 years until Babbidge Library opened, the Wilbur Cross Building was the academic heart of the University of Connecticut.

A view of the renovated South Reading Room at the Wilbur Cross Building on Sept. 25, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Wilbur Cross Reading Rooms Restored To Classic Style

The North and South Reading Rooms in Wilbur Cross have been restored to a classic academic look and upgraded with up-to-date technological capabilities.

President of the Swing Dance Club Katherine Belle '19 (ENG) leads the group on a Shim-Sham, a classic line dance that kicked off the swing dance genre back in the 1920s. (Lucas Voghell/UConn Photo)

Dancing Beneath the Stars

UConn's Swing and Blues Club spent a recent Friday night dancing under the stars.

A group of students, faculty and staff take off for a ride in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter from the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Helicopter Ride Gives Students a New View of Campus

A select group of students took a ride in a helicopter over Storrs as part of Lockheed Martin Day, Sept. 27.

Candidates Oz Griebel, left, Bob Stefanowski, and Ned Lamont laugh as the gubernatorial debate starts at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 26, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Hosts Gubernatorial Debate

Connecticut's three gubernatorial candidates took to the stage at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday night.

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UConn Releases Annual Safety Reports

UConn is releasing two reports this week that detail its response to various issues it monitors to ensure the safety of its campus communities.