UConn Avery Point

The 2012 Huskies Baseball Preseason Dinner featured a keynote address by new Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and the presentation of the 2012 UConn Baseball Alumni Award to Roger Bidwell '78(ED), '84 (MA), head coach of the UConn Avery Point baseball team.

Baseball Preseason Event Honors Avery Point Coach

The annual preseason Husky Baseball Dinner also featured Connecticut-native Bobby Valentine, manager of the Boston Red Sox, as speaker.

New Construction Slated for Avery Point

The existing Student Center will be demolished this summer.

A candle burning.

Dick Cooper, Former Marine Sciences & Technology Center Director, Dies

Richard “Dick” Cooper, professor emeritus of marine sciences, died suddenly at home on Jan. 28. Cooper played a key role in establishing UConn Avery Point as a Center of Excellence in Marine Research. His accomplishments were many and he touched many lives both professionally and personally, says Ivar Babb, director of the Northeast Underwater Research […]

Middle school students learn about the ocean from Project Oceanology staff during Marine Science Day. (UConn Photo/Christine Sziabowski)

Local Students Discover the Ocean at Avery Point Marine Science Day

The students learned about Long Island Sound, its inhabitants, and reasons for its conservation.