June in Pictures

Summer bursts with discovery and growth.

Summer bursts with discovery and growth.

A student gardener checks potato plants for pests — Sprout Garden internship coordinator Sabilah Alibhai ’25 works with interns Pluto Shea ’26 and Julieta Moreira Reyes ’26 to check the potato plants for pests. The gardeners hold a weekly farmer’s market during the summer; remaining crops are donated to the FRESH New London food pantry.

Landscapers plant grass and shrubs and trees between the pathways leading to a college student center. — Workers install sod around the new Cro Boulevard and Cro Patio.

Two student researchers transfer crayfish from test tubes into containers in a biology lab. — Student researchers Anna Vredevoogd ’26 and Sasha Jansujwicz ’27 transfer crayfish from test tubes into their habitats as part of their Summer Science Research Institute work with Associate Professor of Biology Taegan McMahon.

Summer Science Research Institute

A professor takes a photo of three student researchers in lab coats posing with an electron microscope. — Stanton Ching, the Margaret W. Kelly Professor of Chemistry at Conn, takes a group photo of his SSRI researchers Marley Ritzer ’27, Caitlin Cormier ’27 and Shiho Hashimoto ’26 with the College’s Scanning Electron Microscope in New London Hall.

A student intern in a floral blouse laughs while working with children during an after-school program field day. — Holleran Center Summer Civic Leader Joy Avila ’28 entertains children in the Drop-In Learning Center after-school program during Field Day at the Hempsted Houses in New London. Avila is one of three students working with the program, and one of 19 students participating in the Summer Civic Leaders program.

Holleran Center Summer Civic Leaders in action

A female ruby-throated hummingbird perches on its nest in a tree to feed its young. — A female ruby-throated hummingbird feeds its young in a nest in a maple tree in the Arboretum.

A student with a smart phone takes photos of elaborate murals painted on the walls of a college residence hall. — Alex Eikinas ’26 takes photos of the Earth House murals during a photo session to document the artwork.

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