University Life

Jordan Beecher ’20 (ENG), assists Michael Platt ’19 (ENG), in lighting the final Kwanzaa candle. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Kwanzaa Celebrates African-American Community, Milestone

This year's annual celebration on Dec. 7 was also one of many events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the African American Cultural Center at UConn.

The Benton Museum of Art is featuring a major exhibition of one of America’s most prolific portrait painters, Ellen Emmet Rand. (Kenneth Best/UConn Photo)

Ellen Emmet Rand Exhibit Puts Personalities on Display

Long before snapshots and selfies, portrait artist Ellen Emmet Rand helped shape the visual identities of the rich and famous in the early to mid-20th century.

Connor Adams, 'the new guy' in Facilities Operations, works under the watchful eye of Eric Kruger, executive director of Facilities and Operations. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Mentorship a Critical Career Step for Mason

Connor Adams began working on campus as a participant in the Work Based Learning Program, which brings students from Connecticut’s technical high schools to perform various jobs on campus. Now he's a full-time Facilities employee.

UConn students reveal what they are wearing to stay warm on campus this winter. (Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Unwrapping UConn Wear

UConn students reveal what they are wearing to stay warm on campus this winter.

Peggy Myers, left, and Sarah Darras, representing the Women’s Basketball program, took home First Prize for their creation. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Women’s Basketball Wins Gingerbread Contest

Teams from across the University competed in the annual Gingerbread House decorating contest on Dec. 6.

Conductor Paul McShee recounts a history of Margaret Bonds, a composer and activist who wrote during the 1950s and ‘60s, and whose composition “Montgomery Variations” was debuted on Dec. 6. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

UConn Symphony Premieres African-American Composer’s Work

The evening also highlighted the two student winners of this year's Concerto Competition.

The Agricultural Biotechnology Building, part of the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources' BioScience Complex. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Dean Named to College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources

Indrajeet Chaubey, formerly of Purdue University, is a seasoned administrator and internationally recognized researcher.

Professor Will Ouimet, center, and students from his undergraduate geology lab course insert the core into the soil at the base of Horsebarn Hill. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)

Core Samples Dig Deep into History of Horsebarn Hill

Samples taken from an iconic campus location are helping undergraduates in a geology lab course learn how to read the history of geologic layers going back tens of thousands of years.

Alfred Rogers '53 (CLAS), '63 JD, speaks on campus as part of the 125th Anniversary celebrations in 2006. (UConn File Photo)

When a UConn Fraternity Stood Up To Segregation

Tom Breen of UConn360 podcast recounts an incident in UConn history that played a significant role nationally.

Jonathan the Husky is illuminated by holiday lights behind his statue near Gampel Pavilion. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

UConn at Night

From students studying far into the night to the festive atmosphere created by holiday lights, UConn's main campus is aglow 24/7.