University Life

With a virtual reality headset on, junior Carina Zamudio ’19 (CLAS) spent part of a Friday afternoon trying to slay villains who were intent on breaching the security around a virtual castle. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business Photo)

Lab Offers Chance to Experiment with Emerging Technologies

The OPIM Innovate Lab in the School of Business is designed to make emerging technologies accessible to students, faculty, and staff who want to learn new skills.

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UConn Reaches Tentative Agreement with Graduate Employee Union

The University and the union representing its graduate assistants have reached tentative agreement on terms for a new four-year contract.

A view of Dusseldorf, Germany. EUROBIZ students will do a three- to six-month internship in Germany, with a German company. (Getty Images)

New German Program will Prepare Students for Global Careers

UConn is launching a new dual-degree German immersion program to prepare students for a career in the global marketplace.

In years gone by, the tree would be decorated with seasonal lights. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant Photo)

A Little Push

Mirror Lake’s Swing Journal is penning a tradition, one entry at a time.

A view of Thoreau’s Cove from the western side at Stop 10. Two people on the beach provide scale. (Robert Thorson/UConn Photo)

Thorson’s Guide to Walden Pond

When UConn geologist Robert Thorson discovered there was no guidebook to one of America's most iconic places, he set out to write one himself.

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.

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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.