President Susan Herbst Delivers Sexual Assault Response Statement
President Susan Herbst delivered the following report to the Board of Trustees at its meeting on Nov. 13, 2013. Reflecting on the discussions that have taken place in recent weeks, I believe the most...
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Dodd Prize Highlights Business Link to Global Human Rights
Chris Avery, founder of The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, accepted the 2013 Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights at Konover Auditorium. (Peter Morenus/UConn...
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Field Hockey Faces BC in NCAA Tournament
The Huskies gathered to celebrate the 2013 Big East Field Hockey Championship after defeating Old Dominion 1-0 in overtime at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. (Steve Slade ’89 (SFA) for...
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UConn Chemist Discovers New Way to Stabilize Proteins
Challa Kumar, professor of chemistry, center, with graduate students Caterina Riccardi, left, and Inoka Deshapriya in the lab. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo) A UConn research team has found a way to...
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Social Work Dean Attends Briefing on Affordable Care Act
UConn School of Social Work Dean Salome Raheim, left, with Darla Spence Coffey, president of the Council on Social Work Education, during a recent White House briefing on the importance of social...
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Chief of Emergency Medicine Aiding Typhoon Victims
Dr. Robert Fuller provides emergency care to survivors of the typhoon in the Philippines. (International Medical Corps/Margaret Aguirre) Dr. Robert Fuller, medical director of the UConn Health Center...
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Senior Emily Boushee Turns Double Major into Multiple Media Internships
When famed horror writer Stephen King called Connecticut public radio station WNPR from his home in Maine last July to participate in a live interview, UConn senior philosophy and political science...
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UTC $10 Million Investment Helps Launch Institute for Advanced Systems...
J. Michael McQuade, UTC senior vice president of science and technology, left, President Susan Herbst, Kazem Kazerounian, interim dean of engineering, and Provost Mun Choi announced the launch of...
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No. 10 Men’s Soccer Hosts Quinnipiac in NCAA Opener at Morrone Stadium
#8 Allando Matheson ’15 (CLAS) is congratulated by #6 George Fochive ’14 (CLAS) and #3 Michael Mercado ’15 (CLAS) after a game. (Steve Slade ’89 (SFA) for UConn) The No. 10 men’s soccer team opens play...
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En Garde! Training Actors to Fight
Alexandre Dumas’ historical novel The Three Musketeers has been adapted for the stage, film, television, and animation numerous times. The story of the young D’Artagnan seeking to find fame,...
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Talk of the Town
Plans to transform Storrs into a bustling college town have long been the word on the street — among quite a few generations of UConn Huskies. It was 44 years ago, in October 1969, when the University...
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UConn Poll: 9 in 10 Americans ‘Won’t Go Shopping on Thanksgiving Day’
Although more stores than ever are opening to shoppers on Thanksgiving Day this year, 9 out of 10 Americans say they don’t plan to spend the holiday hunting for bargains, according to a new UConn Poll...
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Field Hockey Claims Third National Championship
The Field Hockey team poses with the 2013 NCAA National Championship trophy, after beating Duke 2-0 on Nov. 24. (UConn Athletic Communications Photo) The University of Connecticut field hockey team...
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UConn Co-op Opens Doors at Storrs Center
The new UConn Co-op is now open for business at Storrs Center. General books and Husky paraphernalia are available at this new store, which is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Textbooks are still available...
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Savoring Thanksgiving Day
While many will sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner already thinking of second helpings of turkey and pumpkin pie, others may be concerned about calorie content, nutritional balance, and the...
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UConn News Roundup, November 2013
UConn is on the move – and the media are taking notice. From the expertise of our renowned faculty to inspiring student achievements, UConn pride is spreading locally, nationally, and globally. Take a...
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UConn Poll: American Thankfulness Lower Than Normal
“As this Thanksgiving approaches, compared with other Thanksgivings a few years ago, do you feel more thankful, less thankful, or about the same as you did then?”Source: The UConn Poll survey of 1,189...
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Shoes, Foot Exams for Thanksgiving
Foot care experts from the UConn Health Center offer free foot health screenings and footwear at homeless shelters every year leading up to Thanksgiving. Pictured at the Salvation Army in New Britain...
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The 1936 Thanksgiving Proclamation of Gov. Wilbur Cross
To current Connecticut residents, Wilbur Cross is known for a landscaped parkway and for a building on the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus, both of which bear his name. Older residents of the...
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