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Dale Nosel, wearing blue and white paint, marches with his classmates along Fairfield Way during the the 2007 Commencement procession. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Talkin’ National Flag Blues

Everyone knows UConn's official colors are blue and white. But which blue are we talking about?

Professor Tom Long gives a lecture in the Widmer Wing of the School of Nursing. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Writing to Learn, Learning to Write

Tom Long, writer-in-residence in the School of Nursing, discusses how he helps nursing students, faculty, scholars, and clinicians become better writers.

Thomas C. Katsouleas. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

A Conversation with UConn’s President Designate

Get to know Thomas C. Katsouleas, a leading plasma scientist and engineer with deep academic roots in teaching and research, who will be the 16th president of the University of Connecticut.

Esme Roszel '20 (SFA), center, and Felicia Cooper, a first-year MFA student, perform in Matthew Sorenson’s 'Legend of the Snow Queen.' (Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Community Celebrates ‘Legend of the Snow Queen’

UConn graduate student and performance director Matthew Sorenson wrote the play to inspire children to be able to solve problems with compassion and kindness.

Finance major Ashley DeCarlo is a top student who holds down two jobs, a crepe expert, and – as head captain of the UConn cheerleading team – a self-described mom to 32. (Nate Oldham/UConn Photo)

‘I Don’t Want to Wish I’d Done More’

Finance major Ashley DeCarlo is a top student who holds down two jobs, a crepe expert, and – as head captain of the UConn cheerleading team – a self-described mom to 32.

A student enjoys the snow on campus during the blizzard of 1978. (Photo from University Library Archives & Special Collections)

What Snow Day?

Back in the day, it was rare for the University to cancel classes on account of the weather.

Amy Goto, cello, age 14. (Photo courtesy of 'From the Top')

Sparking JOY!

The Jorgensen Outreach for Youth program aims to expose area children, especially those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, to the arts.

Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair of American History, lectures at the Gentry Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

No, Kanye, That’s Not How It Happened

Manisha Sinha’s history lessons tell the truth about slavery in the United States.

Graduate teaching assistant Lukasz Kuna instructs PHYS 1602: Fundamentals of Physics II in a new Studio Learning Lab located in the Gant Science Complex on November 5, 2018. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

A Hands-on Approach to Physics

“The studio classrooms allow instructors to interact with students more frequently and discuss concepts with them in depth,” says Diego Valente, assistant professor-in-residence of physics.

A winter ice and snow storm hits campus on Jan. 22, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

All That Glitters

Students in Storrs made their way to their first classes of the spring semester across a campus encased in ice.