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Artwork by John Dziadik

Famous Photographer and Self-Taught Artist Share the Exhibition Stage

Exhibit in Celeste LeWitt Gallery will be on display through Jan. 9.

UConn Health Center October Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in October and early November.

A candle burning.

University’s First African-American Professor Dies

Rollin Charles Williams, emeritus professor of social work, is fondly remembered for his devotion to UConn, academics, and music.

Question: “Generally speaking, would you say that you are better off or worse off than you were four years ago?” Source: The University of Connecticut/Hartford Courant Poll survey of 1,186 likely voters, Sept. 11-Sept. 18, 2012.

UConn/Courant Poll: Voters See Economy Through Political Lenses

Despite similar experiences in the wake of the Great Recession, Democrats and Republicans diverge on whether they’re better off today.

Photos of the Great Lawn with the Wilbur Cross Building in the background. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Great Lawn Remains Central to Campus Identity

The University’s Great Lawn is recognized for its iconic status and lively history.

cancer cell

UConn Scientists Team Up to Conduct New Cancer Research

Researchers from Storrs and the Health Center are teaming up to pursue new avenues of research that could result in better diagnosis and treatment methods to combat cancer.

American Cancer Society staffers explain next steps to CPS-3 participant Jen Cyr, who had just submitted her enrollment questionnaire. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Wanted: Participants for Historic Cancer Prevention Research

The UConn Health Center is one of five Hartford-area locations where volunteers can enroll in a long-term American Cancer Society study.

UConn: It Begins with You!

The Health Center’s commitment to exceptional service and patient care is moving forward as a part of the UConn Health 2020 Strategic Refresh.

Gloria Medina '13 (CANR) handles a python at Entabeni Game Reserve in South Africa, where UConn students traveled in the summer of 2012 as part of a three-week African field ecology course taught by Associate Professor Morty Ortega. (Stefanie Dion Jones/UConn Photo)

Hands-On UConn Course Takes Students on African Journey

Spending up to 15 hours a day immersed in such activities as game drives, venomous snake handling, animal tracking, and astronomy, UConn students find a learning environment that's engaging and free of distraction.

Land Grant Status Acquired After ‘Yale-Storrs Controversy’

In the 19th century, the land grant designation was part of a debate about practical training vs. 'classical' education.