University Life

Soon-to-be-graduates visit some familiar places on campus for photo opps wearing their caps and gowns. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Class of 2017 Ready for the Big Day

Soon-to-be-graduates visit some familiar places on campus for photo opps wearing their caps and gowns.

This year, for the first time, the UConn Office of Alumni Relations will distribute legacy medals to graduating seniors who have a parent, grandparent, or sibling who graduated from UConn.

New Legacy Medals for Students with UConn Parents

The engraved, pewter medals recognize students who have made UConn part of their family tradition.

The seven four-foot ants marching toward the Biology/Physics Building invite visitors to follow them inside to view an exhibit on the complex society of army ants and their guests. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Army Ants March into New Exhibition

'The majority of the guests are microscopic. Since we couldn't scale the exhibit's visitors down, our solution was to scale the army ants and their guests up.'

President Susan Herbst and Jonathan the Husky pose with UConn Spirit Awards recipients at the Wilbur Cross South Reading Room on April 25, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo

Spirit Award Winners Honored for Contributions to Community

Honorees in the third annual employee recognition program, the UConn Spirit Awards, received their awards at a ceremony March 25.

Sam Pradhan '17 (ENG) watches as a 3-D printer creates a Husky dog logo in chocolate. Pradhan is one of a group of UConn engineering students who 3-D printed customized chocolates for their senior design project. (Emily Fitzpatrick '17 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Sweet Dimension: 3-D Printed Chocolate

UConn engineering students 3-D printed customized chocolates for their senior design project.

Instagram Year in Review cover. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

UConn on Instagram: 2017

It's been an amazing year. Take a look back with us, through the eyes of UConn Nation.

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.