University Life

A portrait of Charles Lewis Beach, president of Connecticut Agricultural College from 1908 to 1928, in 1925 by Ellen Emmet Rand. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

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."

Interior view of the Burton Family Football Complex. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

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.

Napheesa Collier faces off in a red-white scrimmage for USA Basketball. (USA Basketball Photo via UConn Athletic Communications)

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.

A candle burning.

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.

Overhead view of students studying at the School of Pharmacy. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

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.

The Austin Building, home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

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.

A group of students and faculty attended COP24, the UN climate change summit, earlier this month in Katowice, Poland, where world leaders discussed details of the Paris Climate Accord, and ways to mitigate emissions. (Office of Environmental Policy/UConn Photo)

Students Talk Climate at COP24

Student bloggers who were part of UConn's delegation to the recent UN climate change summit in Poland discuss the personal impact of their experiences.

John Malfettone '77 (BUS) gives an address on the occasion of his induction into the School of Business Hall of Fame in March 2017. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

New Foundation Board Chair has High Goals for UConn

'Giving back should begin at graduation,' says John Malfettone '77 (BUS), the new chair of the Foundation Board of Directors.

Rufus Stimson, president of Connecticut Agricultural College from 1901 to 1908. (University Library Archives & Special Collections)

The Right President at the Right Time

Rufus Stimson, president from 1901 to 1908, helped Connecticut Agricultural College grow beyond anything the institution's founders had imagined.

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.