University Life
Stepping Up: UConn’s Class of 2018
In the four years since the candlelight Convocation of fall 2014, the Class of 2018 have experienced monumental changes in the world, at the University, and in their own lives.
April 27, 2018 | Kim Krieger
Class of 2018: Charting a Career Path
Seventy-six percent of UConn graduates who attended high school in Connecticut are now employed in-state.
April 27, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Student-Athlete Strong: Nabeel Khan
'Being a Husky means being a part of, embracing, and carrying on the traditions of UConn Nation,' says golfer Nabeel Khan '19 (ENG).
April 26, 2018 | Susan Twiss
A Hands-on Approach to Learning Physics
Take a peek inside a newly renovated physics classroom where students are learning concepts through hands-on activities integrated into lectures.
April 25, 2018 | Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS) & Elaina Hancock
Complex Math Visuals are This Researcher’s Handiwork
Visuals can help students learn complex math, says David Nichols at UConn. Just not ones he has drawn by hand.
April 23, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
From IDEA to Implementation
Students who received IDEA grants displayed and explained their projects to their peers and to the public at the IDEA Grant Year-end Showcase.
April 20, 2018 | Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)
Wait, Who’s Teaching That Class?
Who knew that UConn faculty and staff had so many celebrity look-alikes? Check out the best of the best UConn celebrity doppelgängers.
April 20, 2018 | Elizabeth Caron
Meet Ama Appiah – USG President
'I want to make sure every student reaches their maximum potential academically, socially, research-wise, and in any way I can,' says the newly elected president of UConn's Undergraduate Student Government.
April 19, 2018 | Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)
Singing in Hallowed Halls
Travel to Italy and Austria with the UConn Concert Choir.
April 18, 2018 | Kenneth Best
Retired Business Professor Resumes Pursuit of Art
Through many years of teaching accounting, much-loved professor Dick Kochanek never forgot his teenage dream of being an artist.
April 18, 2018 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA