University Life
Committee Members Embrace Suicide Prevention Week
Suicide Prevention Week begins Sept. 20. Members of the committee that planned the events are deeply invested in the cause and for some, it’s highly personal.
Research Vessel Recommissioned at UConn Avery Point
The 19-year-old R/V Connecticut has been upgraded over the past year and now has capacity for research missions at sea of up to two weeks.
99-year-old Law School Alum Finds Purpose as Public Defender
WWII veteran Morton Katz '51 is still putting the lessons he learned at UConn Law to good use as a special public defender at Hartford Superior Court.
Coveted Class: Marine Biology, MARN 3014
A course at UConn Avery Point gives students the opportunity to learn firsthand about potential jobs in the marine sciences and to conduct research at Mystic Aquarium.
UConn Taking Measures to Preserve Health of ‘Swing Tree’
Experts determined recently the tree that is home to two popular swings wasn’t absorbing enough water at the roots.
Class: Human Rights and the Supply Chain
A human rights class for engineering and social sciences students encourages complementary approaches to social and environmental sustainability.
Students, What’s in Storrs for You This Year?
Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast asks students what they are looking forward to at UConn in 2018-19.
Lights, Camera, Action: UConn’s Film Club
The UConn Film Club provides a place for students to learn about the filmmaking process and work on their own original productions.
School Shooting Victim Honored at Football Opener
The UConn Marching Band paid tribute to Alex Schachter, a Husky fan who played in his school marching band, by spelling out his name and performing his favorite song at halftime.
Pharmacy Returns to its Roots with Medicinal Garden
Like the medicinal plant garden that used to be located outside the former Pharmacy building, this new garden will serve as a teaching resource about drugs derived from nature.