03/6/2025 - February in Pictures
Camels pack a lot of action into the shortest month of the year.
03/5/2025 - Conn’s orchestra goes international
The Connecticut College Orchestra will travel to Japan to play with Tokyo Sinfonia on March 14
03/5/2025 - Women’s Ice Hockey’s Claire Sammons ’25 named NESCAC Player of the Year; Caitlin Pierce ’28 earns Rookie of the Year
Women’s Ice Hockey’s Claire Sammons ’25 named NESCAC Player of the Year; Caitlin Pierce ’28 earns Rookie of the Year
02/27/2025 - Professor of Botany Peter Siver awarded NSF grant to advance research on microscopic organisms
A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will support a major effort to synthesize decades of research on protists—microscopic organisms that play a vital role in aquatic ecosystems but remain largely understudied.
02/25/2025 - Justin Finkel ’25 named NESCAC Swimmer of the Year for third consecutive year
Justin Finkel ’25 turned in a dominant performance at the 2025 NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, winning two individual events and placing third in another, setting five school records, leading the team to a fourth-place overall finish and earning NESCAC Swimmer of the Year honors for the third consecutive year.
02/24/2025 - Two juniors awarded Gilman International Scholarships
Lula Lipman ’26 and McKenna Sweet ’26 were selected by the U.S. State Department as Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship honorees. Named in honor of the late New York congressman Benjamin A. Gilman, the scholarship provides financial support for undergraduate students to travel abroad and develop skills related to economic development and national security.
02/21/2025 - Biology Professor Maria Rosa awarded nearly $5M to study, restore Mamacoke Island habitat
Assistant Professor of Biology Maria Rosa has been awarded two grants totaling $4.8 million in support of her Mamacoke Island Aquatic Habitat Restoration Project.
02/3/2025 - Paloma Doyle ’26 is on a mission to plant 100 trees in New London
Paloma Doyle ’26 is determined to bring urban forestry justice to Connecticut College’s host city. The botany major, art minor and scholar in the Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment is on a mission to increase the tree canopy in the city with 100 new plantings in the next two years.
02/3/2025 - January in Pictures
A new year dawns in Camel country.
01/30/2025 - Conn awarded $500K Mellon Foundation grant to explore housing issues in Connecticut
Connecticut College has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to build a platform for public research and dialogue around housing access and security that focuses a regional lens on the national housing crisis.
01/15/2025 - College launches AI@Conn, a three-year initiative to integrate AI into academic programs
To prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of an increasingly AI-driven world, Connecticut College has launched a three-year initiative, “AI@Conn: Empowering Liberal Arts Education with AI,” to integrate AI tools and topics into academic programs and enhance teaching, research and engagement with technology across campus.
01/9/2025 - Faculty researchers find eco-friendly reef restoration solution
Connecticut College scientists have created a sustainable solution to restore oyster and coral reefs, using 3D-printed panels made from biodegradable, plant-based materials.