{"id":152469,"date":"2019-07-26T11:59:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T15:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=152469"},"modified":"2019-07-26T12:02:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T16:02:13","slug":"summertime-blues-not-uconn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2019\/07\/summertime-blues-not-uconn\/","title":{"rendered":"Summertime Blues? Not at UConn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The summer months may be a little quieter at the University of Connecticut than during the spring and fall semesters. But there&#8217;s still plenty of activity across all of our campuses &#8211; and, as these photos by University Photographers Peter Morenus and Sean Flynn show, stunningly beautiful views to go along with it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-287\" style=\"max-width:640px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-287\" data-galleryid=\"287\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"360\" data-skin=\"light\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"false\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fill\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; font:bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; line-height:18px;}\" data-lightboxdescriptioncss=\"{color:#333333; font:normal 12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; line-height:14px;}\" data-titlecss=\"{color:#ffffff; font-size:14px; font-family:Armata, sans-serif, Arial; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; text-align:left; padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;  background:rgb(102, 102, 102) transparent; background:rgba(102, 102, 102, 0.6);}\" data-descriptioncss=\"{color:#ffffff; font-size:12px; font-family:Armata, sans-serif, Arial; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; text-align:left; padding:0px 0px 10px 10px;  background:rgb(102, 102, 102) transparent; background:rgba(102, 102, 102, 0.6);}\" data-titleheight=\"72\" data-titlesmallscreenwidth=\"640\" data-titleheightsmallscreen=\"148\" data-socialmode=\"mouseover\" data-socialposition=\"position:absolute;top:8px;right:8px;\" data-socialpositionlightbox=\"position:absolute;top:8px;right:8px;\" data-socialdirection=\"horizontal\" data-socialbuttonsize=\"32\" data-socialbuttonfontsize=\"18\" data-triggerresizedelay=\"100\" data-thumbmediumsize=\"800\" data-thumbsmallsize=\"480\" data-thumbmediumwidth=\"64\" data-thumbmediumheight=\"64\" data-thumbsmallwidth=\"48\" data-thumbsmallheight=\"48\" data-imgtitle=\"title\" data-jsfolder=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-library\/engine\/\" style=\"display:none;\" ><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kellogg170720b069.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kellogg170720b069-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the Kellogg Dairy Center. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"You can bet the cows in the Kellogg Dairy Center don&#39;t take the summer off, as they provide the milk that makes, among other things, UConn&#39;s famous Dairy Bar ice cream.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">A view of the Kellogg Dairy Center. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">You can bet the cows in the Kellogg Dairy Center don&#039;t take the summer off, as they provide the milk that makes, among other things, UConn&#039;s famous Dairy Bar ice cream.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chemistry_Panorama170830a046.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chemistry_Panorama170830a046-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the Chemistry Building from the other end of Swan Lake. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"UConn offers plenty of tranquil scenes in the summertime, like this view of the Chemistry Building.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">A view of the Chemistry Building from the other end of Swan Lake. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">UConn offers plenty of tranquil scenes in the summertime, like this view of the Chemistry Building.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/buildings170731a001.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/buildings170731a001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the Rowe and Gentry buildings on a summer day, with the Homer Babbidge Library in the background.\" data-title=\"View of Rowe and Gentry Buildings. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"Rowe, Gentry, and Homer Babbidge Library. While they seem quiet in the summer, these buildings - like the rest of the University - will be buzzing with activity in just a few weeks.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">A view of the Rowe and Gentry buildings on a summer day, with the Homer Babbidge Library in the background.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">View of Rowe and Gentry Buildings. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Rowe, Gentry, and Homer Babbidge Library. While they seem quiet in the summer, these buildings - like the rest of the University - will be buzzing with activity in just a few weeks.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/downtown190506a018.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/downtown190506a018-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"UConn Health&#39;s urgent care clinic at Downtown Storrs. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"Some things don&#39;t take a break in the summer, like the occasional need to visit UConn Health&#39;s urgent care clinic in Downtown Storrs.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">UConn Health&#039;s urgent care clinic at Downtown Storrs. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Some things don&#039;t take a break in the summer, like the occasional need to visit UConn Health&#039;s urgent care clinic in Downtown Storrs.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/uconn-hartford.png\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/uconn-hartford-150x150.png\" alt=\"The beautifually restored facade of the Hartford Times building, which is now UConn Hartford, at night. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"UConn Hartford&#39;s signature image, the renovated fa\u00e7ade of the Hartford Times building, is breathtaking even on a calm summer night.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">The beautifually restored facade of the Hartford Times building, which is now UConn Hartford, at night. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">UConn Hartford&#039;s signature image, the renovated fa\u00e7ade of the Hartford Times building, is breathtaking even on a calm summer night.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/group170824a002.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/group170824a002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Group of students on the Student Union Mall. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"Learning doesn&#39;t stop at UConn during the summer. A range of summer classes and other activities bring students to campus throughout the months between the spring and fall semesters.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Group of students on the Student Union Mall. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Learning doesn&#039;t stop at UConn during the summer. A range of summer classes and other activities bring students to campus throughout the months between the spring and fall semesters.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Law190522c001.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Law190522c001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Starr and Chase Halls at the UConn Law campus in Hartford on May 22, 2019. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"The UConn School of Law&#39;s classical campus architecture looks dazzling on a bright summer day.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">A view of Starr and Chase Halls at the UConn Law campus in Hartford on May 22, 2019. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">The UConn School of Law&#039;s classical campus architecture looks dazzling on a bright summer day.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/scenic190522a725.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/scenic190522a725-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A summer day at UConn Avery Point. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"UConn Avery Point can certainly lay claim to having the most gorgeous views in the entire University, as this photo from a sunny summer day attests.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">A summer day at UConn Avery Point. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">UConn Avery Point can certainly lay claim to having the most gorgeous views in the entire University, as this photo from a sunny summer day attests.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mirror170719b090.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mirror170719b090-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Mirror Lake in July. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"Connecticut is on track to record the hottest July in our history, but everything seems cool and tranquil along the shores of Mirror Lake.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">A view of Mirror Lake in July. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Connecticut is on track to record the hottest July in our history, but everything seems cool and tranquil along the shores of Mirror Lake.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sign190724a039.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sign190724a039-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"UConn sign on route 195, July 24, 2019. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-description=\"No matter what season, no matter what the weather, one constant remains: pride in UConn.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">UConn sign on route 195, July 24, 2019. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">No matter what season, no matter what the weather, one constant remains: pride in UConn.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gallery of beautiful photos from the University of Connecticut during the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":152468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,1857,173,92,174,2225,90,2234],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[1902],"class_list":["post-152469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gallery","category-law","category-uconn-avery-point","category-uconn-hartford","category-uconn-stamford","category-uconn-storrs","category-uconn-waterbury","category-university-life","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-10 09:22:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152470,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152469\/revisions\/152470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/152468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152469"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=152469"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=152469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}