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Big Wheels Keep on Turning

Looking at Long Island Sound through the spokes of the wheels on Christopher Wynter's steel sculpture, Azucar, at the Avery Point campus. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

Ice cream

How It’s Made: UConn Dairy Bar Ice Cream

An inside look at how the Dairy Bar makes its famous ice cream.

Heat stroke football

Heat Stroke and Exercising in the Summer

Much can be done to prevent tragic deaths from heat stroke on the athletic field.

From left, Paul Pendergast, interim director of Athletics, University President Susan Herbst, and former Husky player, Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics, at the Burton Family Football Complex on Aug. 5.

Paul Pendergast Named Interim Athletic Director

Currently President of the St. Francis Foundation, Pendergast previously worked in UConn Athletics.

Husky dog

UConn Athletic Director Hathaway to Retire

After eight years as AD, Jeff Hathaway announces he plans to move on.

Health Center Grants, May 2011

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in May 2011. The list represents new awards as well as continuations. The list of grants is supplied to UConn Today by the Office of Research Administration and Finance. Federal Alessi, S., Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center IVR […]

Catherine Havens ’74 MSW, ’84 JD, center with back to camera, leads a roundtable discussion on current issues in social work with alumni from the School of Social Work. Clockwise from left, Carlos Rivera ’94 MSW, Patricia Wilcox ’78 MSW, Joseph Bisson ’93 MSW, Heidi McIntosh ’92 (SFS), ’98 MSW, and Robin McHaelen, ’94 MSW.

Challenges in Social Work Today

A panel of alumni from the School of Social Work discusses current issues and challenges in the field of social work.

Yi Li, professor of plant science and landscape architecture with a burning bush plant at his lab, on August 9, 2011.

UConn Scientist Develops Sterile Variety of Invasive Plant

This breakthrough could help restore the popular shrub 'burning bush' to commercial prominence.

Marge Bruchac's work takes her from her Native American background into the anthropological study of this heritage.

The Impact of Anthropology on Native American Culture

A UConn anthropologist is studying how museum collecting has harmed indigenous people.

Good Day Sunshine

The Branford House on the Avery Point Campus is a favorite place to gather for special occasions. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)