Nature is a Rich Source of Medicine – If We Can Protect It
UConn Today The Pacific yew tree is a fairly small and slow growing conifer native to the Pacific Northwest. The Gila monster is a lizard with striking orange and …
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New Foundation Board Chair has High Goals for UConn
Campus Life – UConn Today In October, John Malfettone ’77 (BUS) became chair of the Board of the UConn Foundation, the fundraising entity for the University of Connecticut. Malfettone, …
UConn Mentorship a Critical Career Step for Mason
UConn Today Connor Adams loves that his job as a qualified craft worker in UConn’s masonry shop presents a different challenge every day, and he really enjoys the people …
Ellen Emmet Rand Exhibit Puts Personalities on Display
Campus Life – UConn Today The Benton Museum of Art is featuring a major exhibition of one of America’s most prolific portrait painters – Ellen Emmet Rand, who lived …
UConn Symphony Premieres African-American Composer’s Work
UConn Today The UConn Symphony Orchestra premiered the performance of a previously unknown composition by the pioneering African-American composer Margaret Bonds as part of its 2018 Aria/Concerto Competition Winners …
Unwrapping UConn Wear
Campus Life – UConn Today UConn students reveal what they are wearing to stay warm on campus this winter. Read More
Favoring Female Flowers in Hemp Horticulture
UConn Today A UConn plant science professor working with hemp plants has developed a way to maximize the production of female flowers, which produce significantly higher quantities of cannabinoids …
UConn to Retire the Numbers of Two Basketball Icons
UConn Today The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics has announced that it will retire the numbers of former basketball greats Ray Allen and Rebecca Lobo during the first …
Senior Wins Prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Campus Life – UConn Today Akshayaa Chittibabu ’19 (CLAS) has been named a Marshall Scholar, one of the most prestigious honors available to undergraduate students in the U.S. She …
Parking Lot Under Construction on Discovery Drive is Part of Larger Plan
UConn Today A view of the 700-space parking lot under construction on Discovery Drive, across from the Innovation Partnership Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)UConn is currently constructing a new 700-space …
When a UConn Fraternity Stood Up To Segregation
Campus Life – UConn Today The end of World War II spurred a new concern at the University of Connecticut over racial discrimination. In 1949, the student body voted …
Sing We Joyous, All Together
UConn Today Tradition and innovation come together every day at UConn, so it’s only fitting that our holiday spirit is marked by a distinctively Husky take on a familiar …
Core Samples Dig Deep into History of Horsebarn Hill
Campus Life – UConn Today It’s hard to imagine the iconic Horsebarn Hill looking anything other than the way it does today. But on a cold, windy, and wet …
Parking Lots Under Construction on Discovery Drive Part of Larger Plan
UConn Today A view of the 700-space parking lot under construction on Discovery Drive, across from the Innovation Partnership Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)UConn is currently constructing a new 700-space …
New Dean Named to College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
Campus Life – UConn Today Indrajeet Chaubey, formerly of Purdue University, has been named dean of the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources.Indrajeet Chaubey, who has enjoyed a …
