University Life
Helicopter Ride Gives Students a New View of Campus
A select group of students took a ride in a helicopter over Storrs as part of Lockheed Martin Day, Sept. 27.
September 27, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt (video) & Peter Morenus (photos), University Communications
UConn Hosts Gubernatorial Debate
Connecticut's three gubernatorial candidates took to the stage at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday night.
September 27, 2018 | Peter Morenus
UConn Releases Annual Safety Reports
UConn is releasing two reports this week that detail its response to various issues it monitors to ensure the safety of its campus communities.
September 27, 2018 | Stephanie Reitz
Committee Members Embrace Suicide Prevention Week
Suicide Prevention Week begins Sept. 20. Members of the committee that planned the events are deeply invested in the cause and for some, it’s highly personal.
September 19, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Research Vessel Recommissioned at UConn Avery Point
The 19-year-old R/V Connecticut has been upgraded over the past year and now has capacity for research missions at sea of up to two weeks.
September 13, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
99-year-old Law School Alum Finds Purpose as Public Defender
WWII veteran Morton Katz '51 is still putting the lessons he learned at UConn Law to good use as a special public defender at Hartford Superior Court.
September 12, 2018 | Loretta Waldman
Coveted Class: Marine Biology, MARN 3014
A course at UConn Avery Point gives students the opportunity to learn firsthand about potential jobs in the marine sciences and to conduct research at Mystic Aquarium.
September 11, 2018 | Lisa Stiepock
UConn Taking Measures to Preserve Health of ‘Swing Tree’
Experts determined recently the tree that is home to two popular swings wasn’t absorbing enough water at the roots.
September 5, 2018 | Stephanie Reitz
Class: Human Rights and the Supply Chain
A human rights class for engineering and social sciences students encourages complementary approaches to social and environmental sustainability.
September 5, 2018 | Kenneth Best
Students, What’s in Storrs for You This Year?
Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast asks students what they are looking forward to at UConn in 2018-19.
September 5, 2018 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA