University Life

Pharmacy professor David Grant.

Are Tattoos Toxic?

Watch pharmacy professor David Grant teaching one of his most popular lectures, on the toxic heavy metals in the ink used for tattoos.

OOzeball at North Campus on April 22, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

OOzeball: When the Mud Sticks

Students immersed themselves in mud and Husky tradition with the annual game of mud volleyball this past weekend.

2017 UConn tassel and graduation book

Commencement 2017

Clad for the first time in blue, the Class of 2017 will soon collect their diplomas. Read about the diverse students who make up the class, the commencement speakers who will address them, the historical moments that marked their UConn years, and the careers that await them.

Senior Arielle Sherman-Golembeski is a Husky rower and a three-time member of the AAC All-Academic Team. She's also a beekeeper.

Arielle and the Honeybees

Graduating senior Arielle Sherman-Golembeski has had a successful rowing and academic career at UConn. She has also been an active member of the Beekeeping Club since her freshman year.

A tree's silhouette at Mirror Lake on April 18, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Morning Light

Sunrise is one of the most beautiful times in Storrs, as a new day dawns on campus.

Iram Valverde, president of the Undergraduate Student Government for 2017-18, takes office April 19. (Emily Fitzpatrick/UConn Photo)

Meet This Year’s USG President Irma Valverde

Valverde assumes office today, for the upcoming academic year.

Gov. Dannel Malloy, center, speaks at a media event at the Wolff Family Park to recognize energy saving initiatives with Eversource on April 18, 2017. At left is Jim Hunt, senior vice-president for regulatory affairs at Eversource and Mary Sotos, deputy commissioner of DEEP. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Partners with Eversource to Boost Energy Efficiency

‘Green’ plans that will save $1.5 million are intended to keep the University in the vanguard of environmentally conscious schools in the U.S.

Honors student and marketing major Margo Bailey has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the prestigious IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. (Nathan Oldham for UConn)

Business Student Among Six UConn Fulbright Winners

Marketing major Margo Bailey was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship to the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.

Students describe the ideas they turned into reality with funding from UConn's IDEA Grant Program.

UConn Student Entrepreneurs

Students describe the ideas they turned into reality with funding from UConn's IDEA Grant Program.

Graduate student Daniel Hoying at the Physics Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Grad Student Headed to Brookhaven Lab

Daniel Hoying receives the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award for his work in high energy physics.