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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.

Brian Yu '13 (BUS) at the Asian American Cultural Center on April 18, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student From Shanghai Came to Storrs to Study Business

Rising senior Brian Yu, an aspiring financial planner from Shanghai, China, enjoys the flexibility of the curriculum at UConn.

Sleeping Student (Shutterstock Photo)

Time to Reset Body Clock for School

Learn the keys to developing good sleep habits and their importance for the school year and beyond.

UConn ranked number 5 in Sierra Cool Schools ranking

Sierra Club Ranks UConn Among Top 10 ‘Cool Schools’ for Environmental Efforts

UConn is ranked 5th nationally, up from 16th in 2011.

Tyler Bullock '14 snaps the ball to quarterback Chandler Whitmer '14 (CLAS) during the UConn football team's open practice held on the Storrs campus on Aug. 7, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Football Team Holds Open Practices This Week

Huskies football fans have the opportunity to attend open practices in Storrs on Tuesday and Saturday.

The U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team celebrates winning an unprecedented fifth-consecutive Olympic gold medal after the official medal ceremony. Garrett Ellwood/ NBAE/Getty Images

Geno’s Golden Girls

The U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team, led by six former Huskies and coached by Geno Auriemma, won the Olympic gold medal in London.

moving sign

New Locations for Some Campus Services

It's been a busy summer for the movers, and students, faculty, and staff coming back to the Storrs campus will notice new locations for a few familiar services.

Hans Dam in a laboratory in Chile.(Photo courtesy of Hans Dam)

Algal Bloom Species with Two Deadly Toxins Could Disrupt Marine Food Web

A study led by marine scientist Hans Dam found that a tiny aquatic organism called Alexandrium has the ability to harm both large and small predators.