University Life
Recent Alum Has Whole World in Her Hands
Travel journalist Olivia Balsinger ’14 (CLAS) has 75 nation stamps in her passport.
November 24, 2017 | Jesse Rifkin ’14 (CLAS)
UConn Collections: Poinsettias
As the holidays approach, UConn’s Floriculture greenhouses fill with hundreds of brightly colored poinsettias of as many as 90 varieties.
November 22, 2017 | Emma Casagrande ’18 (CLAS)
The Art of Concentration
Students paint from their mind's eye in a basic painting class.
November 17, 2017 | Garrett Spahn
Student-Athlete Strong: Tosin Adeniyi
'I am one of the luckiest girls to have received such an amazing education and college experience through volleyball.'
November 16, 2017 | Susan Twiss
Staying in College to Help Others Graduate
Mentors and guidance counselors helped Erik Hines, assistant professor of educational psychology, find his path. Now he is paying it forward.
November 14, 2017 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca ’10 (BUS, CLAS), Photos by Peter Morenus
Expanded Bus Service Receives Robust Response
Gov. Malloy and Lt.-Gov. Wyman were in Storrs Center Monday to mark the success of the CT Transit route between UConn and Hartford, which has served more than 32,000 passenger trips since August.
November 13, 2017 | Combined Reports
UConn Ranks High Among the Ranks
Ranked 24th in the country for veterans’ services by U.S. News & World Report this year, the University enrolls about 800 veterans, military service members, military dependents, and ROTC students.
November 10, 2017 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS)
Exhibit Puts Spotlight on Sports Mascots
Costumed mascots of college and professional sports teams are on display at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.
November 10, 2017 | Peter Morenus & Kenneth Best
Athletics Earns Rising Graduation Rate Score for Fourth Straight Year
With an overall Graduation Success Rate of 89 percent, the UConn score is two points above the national Division I average.
November 10, 2017 | Athletic Communications
Stepping it up: Husky Bhangra
A student team performs Bhangra, an energetic form of dance from Punjab, India, at a variety of locations in Storrs.
November 10, 2017 | Ryan Glista