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Pei-Kang Wu works on his laptop in the School of Business Cafe on Nov. 30, 2011. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Taiwanese Exchange Student Enjoys Classes, Travel, and Husky Sports

Pei-Kang Wu, the first student from Taiwan's National Chengchi University to study at UConn, is one of more than 200 foreign exchange students on campus.

The Affable bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is among the species that is no longer found in what once was its native habitat. (Johanna James-Heinz photo)

Biological Collections Help Scientists Document Environmental Change

'Dead bugs do tell tales,' according to biologist David Wagner, who is examining the decline of bee pollinators and the threat of climate change.

Assistant head coach Rich Miller ’95 (ED), right, with Ben Waruch ’13 (CLAS).

Coaching Cross Country

Rich Miller '95 (ED) guides runners over challenges of hills, fields, and woods.

Two from UConn Health Center Named Health Care Heroes

Marc Lalande and David Rosinski are among nine honored by the Hartford Business Journal.

Landscape Artists Featured at LeWitt Gallery

The paintings of Jim Laurino and Mara Sfara will be on display through March 28.

Samuel Tracy, president of the Undergraduate Student Government, speaks on the proposed tuition increase during the Board of Trustees meeting at Rome Ballroom on Dec. 19, 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Sam Tracy: Representing UConn

[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eagfdGOMkEo’]   Wow, I can’t believe it’s the last week of the semester already. Senior year is flying by and it’s amazing to think I have only one semester left here at UConn! Working with these 12 amazing students over the past few months has really opened my eyes to the huge diversity of […]

Dr. Lynn Kosowicz, medical director of the Clinical Skills Assessment Program, oversees medical students as they work on a "SimMan" high-tech mannequin in the simulation center. (UConn Health Center Photo)

School of Medicine Students Exceptional in Clinical Skills

Results from the Clinical Skills board exams show 100 percent of UConn students passed the test with scores well above the average.

Gene E. Likens

Renowned Scientist to Serve as UConn’s Environmental Advisor

Ecologist Gene Likens, known for the discovery of acid rain, will advise the President and Provost and also join the UConn faculty each fall semester.

Gingerbread scenes lit the afternoon with a festive glow during the Winter Holiday Celebration on Dec. 7, 2011. (Sarah Rawlinson '15 (SFA)/UConn Photo)

Gingerbread Teams Enjoy the Sweet Taste of Success

Friendly competition was the order of the day for the Gingerbread House Contest, part of the Dec. 7 Winter Holiday Celebration.

Big East logo.

Big East Adds Five New Members, Going Coast-to-coast

The Big East, which includes UConn, will add five new institutions, establishing the league as 'the first truly national college football conference.'