Bret Eckhardt
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A Conversation with UConn’s President Designate
Get to know Thomas C. Katsouleas, a leading plasma scientist and engineer with deep academic roots in teaching and research, who will be the 16th president of the University of Connecticut.
February 5, 2019 | Bret Eckhardt
Climate Change: It (Doesn’t Have to Be) What’s for Dinner
Reducing your greenhouse gas emissions can be as easy as changing the types of food you buy and eat, according to a recent study led by UConn researchers.
January 3, 2019 | Bret Eckhardt, and Elaina Hancock
Unwrapping UConn Wear
UConn students reveal what they are wearing to stay warm on campus this winter.
December 11, 2018 | Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)
The View from Above
Leaf peeping on campus – a sign of the season. Another sign? Daylight Saving Time officially ends Sunday, Nov. 4.
November 2, 2018 | Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)
Helicopter Ride Gives Students a New View of Campus
A select group of students took a ride in a helicopter over Storrs as part of Lockheed Martin Day, Sept. 27.
September 27, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt (video) & Peter Morenus (photos), University Communications
Lights, Camera, Action: UConn’s Film Club
The UConn Film Club provides a place for students to learn about the filmmaking process and work on their own original productions.
September 4, 2018 | Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)
Freshmen Formation
About 3,764 first-year students gathered on the Great Lawn for their first class photo. Classes started Aug. 27.
August 27, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt
Dorm Room Done
Watch these roommates decorate their new digs. UConn juniors Kira Robertson and Angela Valentin Ares move into Shakespeare Residence Hall.
August 24, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt
What Are GMOs? A Primer for FDA and USDA Labeling
With proposed new food labeling guidelines under public discussion, UConn's John Bovay clarifies what the term genetically modified organism really means.
May 31, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt
CLAS Commencement in 360° Virtual Reality
'Thank you to UConn, for loving us, pushing us, and turning us into the people we are today,' said Jill Durso '18 (CLAS), the student speaker at the CLAS Commencement ceremony on May 6.
May 8, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt