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June in Pictures

Student gardeners check potato plants for pests.
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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 student researcher moves a crayfish out of a test tube using large tweezers in a biology laboratory.
Anna Vredevoogd ’26 carefully transfers a crayfish from a test tube into its habitat as part of her Summer Science Research Institute (SSRI) work with Biology Professor Taegan McMahon.
Two student researchers work on a laser setup as a professor gives instruction in a research lab.
SSRI researchers Vlad Filatov ’26 and Nicholas Nkrumah ’28 set up a laser experiment in Hale Lab while Associate Professor of Chemistry Jacob Stewart supervises.
Two student researchers in eye protection and lab coats work in a chemistry lab.
SSRI researchers Julia McPhee ’27 and Nutsa Mamulaishvili ’27 conduct chemistry experiments as part of their work with Timo Ovaska, the Hans & Ella McCollum ’21 Vahlteich Professor of Chemistry at Conn.
A professor writes equations on a white board for two students standing at a podium.
Tim Becker, the John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Conn, works with his SSRI interns Manahil Shoaib ’27 and Johnny Andreasen ’27 in New London Hall.
A student researchers gestures as she speaks standing in front of a projection screen.
SSRI researcher Charlotte Houghton ’26 presents her team’s work with Associate Professor of Botany Rachel Spicer during the SSRI weekly Colloquium in New London Hall.
A student researcher leans over to carefully check the measurement of a lab instrument.
SSRI intern Marley Ritzer ’27 prepares a soil sample for a Scanning Electron Microscope study with Stanton Ching, the Margaret W. Kelly Professor of Chemistry at Conn, in New London Hall.

 

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 

Two students work with a client at a homeless services agency as part of a summer internship.
Melvin Barroso ’27 and Sindy Medina ’28 present a financial literacy workshop for clients at the Homeless Hospitality Center in New London.
Two college students laugh while talking to high school students as part of a summer internship.
Caroline Graziani ’27 and Jeidy Cruz ’26 laugh with some of the New London High School students attending a career fair in the 1962 Room as part of the Horizons Beyond High School program.
A student inventories donated clothing while interning at a social service agency.
Morgan Hann ’28 and Valery Nieto Montenegro ’28 inventory donations in a storage room at the Covenant Shelter in New London.
A college student leads a group of school-age children across a field during a summer camp internship.
Julio Palomino ’27 works with children in the Drop-In Learning Center after-school program during Field Day at the Hempsted Houses in New London.
Two students gather around a laptop computer in front of a wall of books during a summer internship.
Luckmann Pierre ’27, left, and Leo Franceschi ’26 work on their project at the New London Historical Society.
Two students with laptop computers sit at a table and consult with the supervisor at a nearby desk during a summer internship.
Jailen Dang ’28, left, and Josh Caskey ’27 work with Beth Sabilia, the director of the Eastern Connecticut Center for Housing Opportunity in New London.

 

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. 



July 7, 2025

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