University Life

A view of construction along North Eagleville Road on Oct. 16, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Construction Update, April 2018

Despite late snow at the start of the month, April construction remains on track at several sites across the Storrs campus.

UConn Giving Day logo.

UConn’s First Giving Day Starts Now

'Philanthropic support is essential to UConn’s continued ascension as a top 20 public university,' says Josh Newton, president and CEO of UConn Foundation.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Mike Stanton teaches a journalism class in Storrs Hall. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Art of Muckraking

Mike Stanton, a Pulitzer Prize winner and a key player in the hit podcast 'Crimetown,' teaches tried-and-true 'shoe leather' investigative journalism. He hopes students will turn his old-school skill set into new-medium magic.

Eric Rice leads the Collegium Musicum at San Marco. (Jamie Spillane/UConn Photo)

UConn Choirs: Singing Where the Songs Were Created

The UConn Choirs spent nine days in Austria and Italy, including memorable performances in Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, and under Michelangelo’s most famous painting, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

Poet Maya Angelou recites her poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in Washington D.C., Jan. 20, 1993. (Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images)

UConn Reads: ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’

In a reflection on the history of refugees and immigration in this country, Brandon Murray turns to the poetry of Maya Angelou for inspiration.

Maxim Letunov attends a communication class at Monteith Hall on March 23, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Maxim Letunov

'There is so much more to being an athlete in college than people think,' says the ice hockey player.

Kailey Townsend '18 (CLAS)

Hey UConn, What Are You Listening To?

Watch as Kailey Townsend '18 (CLAS) asks students around campus, 'What's currently playing in your headphones?'

Roushan Ahmed, a senior history major and member of the Bangladesh Students Association, speaks to students at their booth in the Student Union Ballroom on March 25, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Celebrating Cultures on Campus

Worldfest is an annual event celebrating the international student community at UConn.

Norwyn Campbell '20 (ENG) in a hallway at Eddy Residence Hall on March 22, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Jamaican Student Eager to Explore New Perspectives

Biomedical engineering student Norwyn Campbell believes multiculturalism creates broader thinkers and paves the way for a global outlook.

At a welcome event Friday, Hurley emphasized the Huskies' proud tradition and promised to develop a championship culture for the program again. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Nation Meets Head Coach Dan Hurley

UConn welcomed the new head coach of men's basketball at an event Friday emphasizing the Huskies' proud tradition.