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UConn students on a game drive during a field ecology class in Entabeni Game Reserve, South Africa.

Studying African Ecology in the Field

A course offered at UConn takes students into the field to study animal behavior and ecosystems in South Africa.

Health Center Welcomes Medical, Dental Classes of 2016

Forty dental and 90 medical students received their white coats, symbolizing the start of the path to their chosen professions.

2012 Summer Magazine Cover - featured

2012 Summer Edition – UConn Magazine

UConn Magazine's Summer Issue features faculty, students, and alums who make an impact across the globe.

Gujarat India

UConn’s Fulbright Scholars Reach Out Across the World

Scores of University of Connecticut educators have followed their academic curiosity around the world to teach and conduct research under the renowned Fulbright Scholar Program.

Avoiding the Odds of Osteoporosis

UConn Health Center endocrinologist Pam Taxel says women who are fit and otherwise healthy may have thinning bones and not even know it.

A Google employee takes photos with a tricycle-mounted camera apparatus to improve the Google Street View maps of campus. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Google Camera Captures Images of Campus

Google Maps' Street View team came to Storrs to collect images for online viewing.

Gov. Malloy and Dean Gregory Weidemann debate which of Gov. Malloy and Dean Gregory Weidemann with their favorite UConn ice cream flavor. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Governor Visits UConn Dairy Bar as Part of State Tourism Campaign

The UConn Dairy Bar was a featured stop on Gov. Malloy's visit to Eastern Connecticut, as part of his tour of state tourism destinations.

Five thousand bike storage racks on the Freiburg Uni campus, such as the covered racks to the left in this photo, are still not enough. Bikes are chained to everything, like the railings and lamp posts in front of this classroom building, posing aesthetic and safety concerns. (Rich Miller/UConn Photo)

The Sustainable Campus – Findings from Freiburg

At Freiburg University, 5,000 bicycle racks are not enough, notes UConn’s director of environmental policy.

(left to right) Melissa Dion, Ryan Chauncey, Kashif Ather, Liza Karamessinis, Christina Toutoungi, and Vivek Alaigh are admissions office student volunteers for Second Look Weekend. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Medical Student Volunteers Offer Vital Role in Admissions Process

There are six student members of the admissions committee and they participate as full voting members.

Mike Aresco ’76 J.D., new commissioner of the Big East Conference, right, with CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz at the 2005 men’s NCAA Final Four in St. Louis. (Rusty Kennedy/CBS)

UConn Alum Named Big East Commissioner

Mike Aresco '76 JD has been appointed to lead the Big East Conference.