University Life

Among her many travels, Olivia Balsinger '14 CLAS) has hobnobbed with camels in the Masada Desert in Israel. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Balsinger)

Recent Alum Has Whole World in Her Hands

Travel journalist Olivia Balsinger ’14 (CLAS) has 75 nation stamps in her passport.

Poinsettias at the Floriculture Greenhouse on Dec. 22, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Collections: Poinsettias

As the holidays approach, UConn’s Floriculture greenhouses fill with hundreds of brightly colored poinsettias of as many as 90 varieties.

Jessica Ortegon, a senior majoring in fine arts, focuses on her work in Professor Brad Guarino's Basic Painting class. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

The Art of Concentration

Students paint from their mind's eye in a basic painting class.

Student-athlete Tosin Adeniyi ’18 (BUS), Women’s Volleyball, talks with her advisor, Ingrid Hohmann. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Tosin Adeniyi

'I am one of the luckiest girls to have received such an amazing education and college experience through volleyball.'

Erik Hines is co-principal investigator on a new NSF-funded research project focused on growing the pipeline of Black males acquiring advanced degrees in the field of engineering. (Photo Credit: Peter Morenus/UConn)

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.

President Susan Herbst, left, greets Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, and Gov. Dannel Malloy as they arrive on a CT Express bus at the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center on Nov. 13, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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.

The Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 8, 2013. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn File Photo)

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.

Jonathan the Husky, UConn's current mascot visits the exhibit 'Mascots! Mask Performance in the 21st Century' at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry on Oct. 30, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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.

Shabazz Napier '14 (CLAS) walks across the floor at Gampel Pavilion after receiving his diploma case during the midday College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on May 11, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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.

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.