University Life

An illustration depicting people being assisted in climbing a bar graph by one person with a ladder, illustrating the concept of mentorship.

NetWerx: Unique One-on-One Program Brings Alumni and Undergrads Together

'Everyone has a unique thing that they can learn from you and your experiences'

John A. Elliott, dean of the School of Business; Greg Wolff, managing member of Wolff Financial Group; Michelle Cote, instructor and director of strategic partnerships at CCEI; Jayme Coates, alumna and co-founder of Lactation Innovations; Jennifer Mathieu, executive director of CCEI and Rory McGloin, professor of communication.

School of Business Honors ‘Entrepreneurs Who are Going to Change the World’

Startup ‘Lactation Innovations’ wins prestigious Wolff New Venture Competition

Amanda Douberley, assistant curator and academic liaison of the William Benton Museum of Art, shows students around the “Ray Guns, Dames, and the Guilty Gaze: Feminism and the Golden Age of Science Fiction Pulps” exhibition on display in the museum

Latest Benton Exhibitions Focus on Women Artists, Feminism – and Punk Cat Eyes

Exhibitions survey the work of women artists in fields from pulp fiction to punk rock

Adriana Suria '24, a nutritional sciences major and participant in Bridging the Gap.

Opening Doors through the Bridging the Gap Research Program

Underrepresented students build research skills in food, nutrition, and health through an experiential summer program

Radenka Maric, UConn's 17th President.

UConn Names Radenka Maric as 17th President

Maric, previously vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, has served as interim president since Feb. 1

Portrait shot of Cathy Bocahin

Cathy Bochain Proud to Be Part of UConn Women’s Athletics Heritage

She will be among the former student-athletes returning to campus October 14-16 for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX and UConn women’s athletics

Scenes from the Involvement Fair at Fairfield Way on September 7, 2022.

Native American and Indigenous Community Takes Shape At UConn

Momentum is building around Native American and Indigenous studies and programming at UConn, and new faculty and students are poised make UConn a New England hub for Native Studies and the broader Indigenous community

Mentors Quinn Barron, a senior psychological sciences major, and Angela Chen, a senior history major, were leaders at the UConn FIRST Storrs fields trip in Spring 2022.

Campus Change Mentoring Program Grows from CLAS Faculty Fellowship

The new mentoring program for regional campus students moving to Storrs is one way the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is empowering faculty to make impactful change

A young woman carrying a skateboard and wearing sunglasses.

Undergrads’ Eyewear Startup Could Take Students from ‘Cool to School’ In Mere Seconds

The goal: making transition lenses that respond to the touch of a button

A student gives the thumbs-up sign in front of the composting privy under construction at Spring Valley Farm.

Taking Care of Business, Sustainably, at UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm

When nature calls, farm visitors will soon be able to answer sustainably, by using UConn’s first ADA-compliant composting privy