University Life
UConn Scholarship To Honor Parkland School Shooting Victim
Fourteen-year-old Alex Schachter hoped one day to play in the University's Marching Band. The University offered him admission posthumously.
May 30, 2018 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
SLED Lighting Program is a Bright Idea
The University is in the midst of a five-year program to convert the lighting on campus to LED, to reduce energy consumption and costs.
May 29, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Student-Athlete Strong: Jack McLister
Tennis player Jack McLister says the biggest challenge he faces as a student-athlete is balancing classes with the team's travel schedule.
May 25, 2018 | Susan Twiss
Student-Athlete Strong: Chris Winkel
To baseball player Chris Winkel, being a Husky is 'a mindset to embrace every obstacle ahead ... and overcome it.'
May 18, 2018 | Susan Twiss
Nature Park an Opportunity for Quiet on Busy Campus
Ten years after the Hillside Environmental Education Park was created at the site of a former landfill, the park has been extended with additional land and trails.
May 17, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
It’s Rodeo Time for UConn Employees
UConn employees attended a UConn Nation/Employee Appreciation event with a Western theme on Thursday.
May 11, 2018 | Sean Flynn
UConn Honored For Promoting Economic Inclusion
The University is the first institution of higher learning to receive an award for its supplier diversity program from the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council.
May 11, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
A New Approach to Social Resilience – Through Landscape Architecture
A project led by graduate student Tao Wu aims to integrate refugees into the local community, while developing resources they can use.
May 10, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
CLAS Commencement in 360° Virtual Reality
'Thank you to UConn, for loving us, pushing us, and turning us into the people we are today,' said Jill Durso '18 (CLAS), the student speaker at the CLAS Commencement ceremony on May 6.
May 8, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt
Huskies Forever: Images from the 2018 Commencement Ceremonies
Recapping the caps and gowns of the Class of 2018.
May 7, 2018 | Photos by Peter Morenus & Sean Flynn