University Life
Richard Robinson ’79, State Supreme Court Chief Justice
The first African-American Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court will be keynote speaker at the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on Jan. 24. Read his profile in UConn Magazine.
Dining Services Ends Use Of Plastic Bags
The change supports the University’s ongoing sustainable efforts and is the result of a joint effort between Dining Services and the Zero Waste Campaign of UConnPIRG.
Looking to the Day When Being a Woman in STEM Won’t Be an Issue
Pain researcher Erin Young can't wait for people to stop asking what it's like to be a woman in her field.
UConn Joins BOLD Women’s Leadership Network
Each year, seven female UConn students will benefit from opportunities for career development and support, thanks to a grant from Helen Gurley Brown’s Pussycat Foundation.
The Pioneering Work of a Female Portrait Artist
The curator of the Ellen Emmet Rand exhibition at Benton Museum describes the early 20th-century portraitist as "one of the most important female artists that you’ve never heard of before."
UConn Football Receives $1 Million Gift
The gift from alumnus Chris Fraser '80 will fund new lockers in the Burton Family Football Complex and other enhancements to the program.
Path to USA Women’s Basketball Gold Goes Through Storrs
Ken Best of UConn 360 podcast checks in with Geno Auriemma, Napheesa Collier, and some familiar names from UConn women's basketball.
In Memoriam Norman Stevens, Longtime Director of University Libraries
Norman Stevens, who served nearly three decades at UConn, was an early advocate of computer technology in libraries.
Year in Photos
A team of staff and student photographers captures the life of the state's flagship university every year. Take a look at 2018.
New Dean Named to College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
“I believe deeply in the missions of land grant institutions like UConn,” says Juli Wade, incoming dean.