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Staff Bring FEMA Training Experience to the Job

A group of UConn Health Center employees recently attended a week of disaster training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.

Asjha Jones '02 (BUS) of the Connecticut Sun addresses the crowd at Mohegan Sun Arena during a celebration by the team as she heads off to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games on the USA Basketball National Team coached by Geno Auriemma. (Copyright 2012 NBAE Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

Sun Sends Charles and Jones Off to London in Style

Tina Charles and Asjha Jones were celebrated by fans of the Connecticut Sun before heading to the London Olympics.

It’s Bug Season – Protect Yourself the Natural Way

UConn Health Center dermatologist says there are lots of chemical-free repellents that keep the bugs at bay.

Tara Zink running in the New York City Marathon

Long Distance Runner Reaches Goal Thanks to UConn Sports Medicine

Dr. Thomas Trojian helped Tara Zink overcome an injury so she could compete in the New York City Marathon.

The Connecticut Campus, April 11, 1930.

Changing Times? Yes and No. Herbst Looks Back at UConn 82 Years Ago

A chance find of a 1930 campus newspaper prompts President Herbst to reflect on UConn's growth from a small agricultural school to one of the best public research universities in the nation.

Detail of a modern faucet head.

UConn Issues Water Conservation Advisory

The University is asking users to take voluntary measures to save water.

Why I Mentor (And You Should Too)

An alumna pays tribute to her UConn mentor Skip Lowe, who inspired her to 'pay it forward' by mentoring others.

Laura and Mark Yellin at last year's UConn Cancer Research Golf Tournament at the Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield. (Ira Nozik for UConn Foundation)

Golfers Tee Off to Support Cancer Research

The 2012 UConn Cancer Research Golf Tournament is in its 35th year. Get ready to tee off to fight cancer on Monday, August 6 at the Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield.

The Galerucella beetle feeding on a leaf of the purple loosestrife provides an efficient form of biological control. (Donna Ellis/UConn Photo)

Cooperative Extension Reaches Out to Help Maintain a Healthy Environment

UConn’s extension specialists are on the front line in the struggle against invasive species.

Southern New England Telephone Company operators at a beach outing, July 1913. (Photo from Archives & Special Collections, UConn Libraries)

Photo Exhibit Documents History of ‘Workers at Play’

Archival photos on display at the Dodd Center illustrate company-sponsored recreational activities at a time when Connecticut was an industrial powerhouse.