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A picture of UConn Stamford at night, with cars driving by, leaving streaks of light behind them.

UConn Stamford Student Leader Is Phi Beta Kappa Public Service Scholar

The president of the Student Government Association at UConn Stamford is one of just 20 students in the country to win a prestigious public service scholarship.

The annual Earth Week Spring Fling on Fairfield Way is one of the many University-wide efforts to incorporate sustainability into all facets of campus life. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Now a Platinum and Green University

UConn is just one of seven institutions to earn Platinum status in a rigorous assessment of sustainability measures in higher education.

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So You Want to Have a Virtual Conference? Here’s a UConn Professor Who Did It – and is Planning to Do It Again

Professor Sherry Pagoto talks about the challenges - and benefits - of hosting a multi-day academic conference entirely online.

This Class is Real, and It’s Spectacular: UConn Professor Lectures on ‘Seinfeld’ in Unique Forum

UConn law professor Sara Bronin is using 'Seinfeld' to lecture about real-world legal issues.

President Katsouleas talks with students about the Climate Strike outside Gulley Hall on Sept. 20, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

If You Have Eco-Anxiety, This Class is For You

Students who took UConn's first-ever class on the Anthropocene say the experience helped them better understand the challenges facing the planet.

Army and Air Force ROTC members salute the flag on the Great Lawn

Memorial Day and UConn: War and Peace Through the Decades

Memorial Day is an opportunity to reflect on the UConn students, faculty, and alumni who have served in the military.

From left to rigth, Mike Kovach (landscape supervisor), Brian Murray (arborist), William Bates (arborist), and Patrick McKee (UConn Office of Sustainability) plant the Class of 2020 tree, an oak.

UConn’s Class of 2020, Uprooted from Campus, Puts Down ‘Roots’ with Class Tree

Despite challenges presented by the pandemic, a UConn tradition endures with the planting of the Class of 2020 tree on campus.

An illustration by the artist Simi Kang of a reflection written by Tamanna Brar '20 (CLAS): "I also feel blessed that my family can make home-cooked meals. In other words, my family is Punjabi therefore we cook Punjabi food that is enough for all of us at this time," it reads in part.

New Online Exhibit Highlights Asian American Student Narratives

UConn’s Asian and Asian American Studies Institute (AAASI) has launched an ongoing online exhibit of student narratives and work from professional artists intended to document student experiences.

President Thomas Katsouleas speaks with Letita Naigles, left, University marshall, and Del Siegle, mace bearer, before the virtual Commencement ceremony broadcast from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on May 9, 2020.

A Commencement With 9,000 UConn Huskies Present in Spirit

The unique virtual commencement of 2020, captured in images.

An unilluminated "On Air" light in the closed studio of WHUS.

WHUS Airs New Programming as Staff Records Shows at Home

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced WHUS from their on-campus studio, but original programming continues.