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New men’s ice hockey head coach Mike Cavanaugh speaking during Thursday’s news conference at the Burton Family Football Complex. (Ken Best/UConn Photo)

BC’s Cavanaugh Named Men’s Ice Hockey Head Coach

Mike Cavanaugh has been named as the Huskies' fourth men's ice hockey coach.

Brett Decker worked in the Upper Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans for Community Collaborations International. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

‘Ignite’ Giving Competition Raises $65,000 for Student Programs

Community Outreach Alternative Breaks was the winning team in the University’s first crowd-funded philanthropy competition.

Portrait of Jigish Patel (CLAS '13) taken in the Lakeside Building on April 24, 2013. (Max Sinton/UConn Photo)

Class of 2013: Jigish Patel, Future Teacher

After graduating as an Honors student with three majors, Jigish Patel ’13 (CLAS) will join Teach for America as a volunteer math teacher in Arkansas for two years.

Mark Litt

Faculty Honoree Is Professor in Both Dental, Medical Schools

Mark Litt will formally accept the UConn Health Center Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award at commencement.

Tracy Lawlor, education coordinator at The William Benton Museum of Art, discusses "The Secret Paris of the 1930's: Vintage Photographs by Brassai" exhibition with attendees of the Connecticut Art Docent Network Symposium. (Ken Best/UConn Photo)

Benton Museum Docent Symposium Addresses Technology Challenges

Museum docents from around the state heard how technology can help engage the public with art, at a symposium hosted by the Benton.

UConn Skydiving – There’s Nothing Quite Like It

See the world through the eyes of UConn skydivers.

Know Your Moles

The Health Center is the first in the region to use Melafind, 3D technology that sees below the skin to help identify melanoma.

Nordia Meggie '15 (CLAS), a psychology major. (Jennifer Morenus '97 (SFA)/UConn Photo)

New Mentoring Program Helps Set City Students on Path to College

Two cultural centers have started a program that pairs UConn students with Hartford middle and high school students.

Rosemary Swanke

Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Leads 2013 Nightingale Class

Learn about UConn’s Nightingale Award winners as the Health Center celebrates National Nurses Week.

Brid Grant, dean of fine arts, sits at a Steinway grand piano on the stage of von der Mehden Recital Hall on April 2, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Dean Grant: School of Fine Arts Brings Balance to University Life

Brid Grant, the new dean of fine arts, talks about her arrival in Storrs from Dublin and her plans for the School.