In Case You Missed It, Summer 2015

A chance to catch up with some highlights you may have missed this summer.

The Puppeteers of America on parade from South Campus to Storrs Downtown on Aug. 15, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Puppeteers of America on parade from South Campus to Storrs Downtown on Aug. 15, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

On campus and around the world, the UConn beat goes on 365 days a year. Here’s a chance to catch up with some highlights you may have missed this summer.

Videos

Jonathan XIV waits in Homer Babbidge Library for the students to return. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Jonathans: A Case of the Summertime Blues
BioBlitz: Exploring Biodiversity Close to Home
The Art of Science
In A Word: Transgender Transition Through Speech

 

University News

History professor Jelani Cobb, director of the Africana Studies Institute, reading a book in the Benton Museum courtyard. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Harry Hartley Leads New Scholarship Initiative With Gift
UConn Invests $10 Million in Support of Academic Vision
Race in America is This Year’s UConn Reads Theme
Former Board of Trustees Chair Lew Rome Dies

 

Student Life

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Introducing #UConnBucketList
Local Foods a Recipe for Success
Sculpting a Tradition: The Husky Dog Statue
A Warm Welcome for a Cool Bus

 

Research

Distracted student. (iStock Photo)

Child Bullies Most Often Pick on Others for ‘Being Fat’
Multitasking Increases Study Time, Lowers Grades
Economically Dependent Spouses More Likely to Cheat
Study Points to Human Impact on Evolution of Freshwater Fish
Mountain Shape Affects Species’ Response to Climate Change

 

Arts & Humanities

The Puppeteers of America on parade from South Campus to Storrs Downtown on Aug. 15, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Puppetry Festival on Parade
Longtime Accounting Professor Supports Opera at UConn
MFA Graduate Branches Out into Children’s TV
Quality Performance: Upgrading UConn’s Piano Inventory