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Benton Coffee Shop Renamed ‘The Beanery’
The new name harks back to the 1920s, when the building was the main dining hall on campus.
April 15, 2010 | Diane Lewis
Powwow to Showcase Native American Culture
The 19th annual Light the Lodge Powwow will be held at the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus on Sunday, April 18. It will feature Native American singing, dancing, traditional crafts, vendors, and food, and will take place from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Dow Field in the center of campus. The event is free. […]
April 15, 2010 | Combined Reports
Functional Art Forms
Yunomi tea drinking vessels, part of the art department show 'Sculpture Forms, Functional Forms: Visual Utility and Technique' at the Student Union Art Gallery. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
April 15, 2010 | Frank Dahlmeyer
Understanding the Bacterium that Causes Syphilis
A Health Center study may contribute to eradicating syphilis as a global public health problem.
April 15, 2010 | Carolyn Pennington
Exploring the Origins of Language
Marie Coppola studies gesture systems developed by deaf people with no access to conventional sign language.
April 14, 2010 | Colin Poitras
UConn to Sponsor Earth Day Film Fest on Sustainable Agriculture
The University of Connecticut will celebrate Earth Day with a series of films on sustainable agriculture on Thursday, April 22 at its main campus in Storrs and at its regional Avery Point campus in Groton. Both film series are free and open to the public. Scheduled to speak in Storrs is Rick Hermanot, who is […]
April 14, 2010 | Combined Reports
UConn Pharmacy School to Host Interactive Day of Learning for Autism Awareness Month
On Friday, April 16, the University of Connecticut’s School of Pharmacy will host an interactive day of learning with 12 high-functioning students between the ages of 15 and 21 who have autism or Asperger’s Syndrome. Scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., the event will open with a lecture about the pharmacy profession, which is designed […]
April 14, 2010 | Combined Reports
Evan Hill, April 10, 2010
Evan Hill, emeritus professor of journalism, died April 10. He was 91. A native of Philadelphia, he received his BA from Stanford University and his MS from Boston University. As a young man, he worked as a reporter and editor on newspapers in the state of Washington and in the Alaska territory before World War […]
April 14, 2010 | Combined Reports
Law Library Named in Honor of Former Connecticut Governor
The newly named Meskill Law Library was recently renovated and is a top-notch physical and virtual space.
April 13, 2010 | Todd Rosenthal
Gift of Books Forms American Studies Library
English professor Margaret Higonnet donated the books in memory of her father, a Mark Twain scholar.
April 13, 2010 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today