Academic Affairs

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Research Day 2025 Highlights Medical and Dental Research Breadth

'Research and innovation have everything to do with being a good doctor'

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CASE Class of 2025 Includes 12 UConn Faculty Members

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Celebrates its 50th class with its induction ceremony to be held in Storrs

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Ideas + Impact: UConn Waterbury’s Hub for Innovation and Leadership

Through Ideas + Impact, undergraduate students at UConn Waterbury are gaining critical skills while shaping the future of their campus and community

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Final Phase of Gant Overhaul Expected to Start This Summer

Enhancement of UConn's 'workhorse' is a signature element of the Next Generation Connecticut initiative

Sun setting behind the Gant Complex. Jan. 18, 2022. (Sean Flynn)

Computational Astrophysicist Daniel Anglés-Alcázar Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

Anglés-Alcázar, assistant professor of physics, was one of 126 outstanding early-career scientists to be selected for the honor from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation this year

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UConn Applications Reach New Heights as More than 62,000 Seek First-Year Admission

The total so far easily surpasses last year's total of 58,000 applicants

An aerial view of the Science 1 building on a sunny day in Storrs on Aug. 20, 2024.

UConn’s Institute of Materials Science Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation

'The interdisciplinary and highly collaborative traits of faculty throughout IMS are big drivers in terms of new research projects'

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UConn Opens ‘Moral Courage’ Metanoia Event to All Interested Community Members

The second day of events will take place on Feb. 25

Ornella Tempo '16 in the lab at the Institute for Material Science with Luyi Sun, associate professor of bimolecular engineering on April 25, 2016.

UConn Engineering Boasts 9 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows

Fellows demonstrate 'a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life'

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UConn Firsts: The First Online Classes

September 1994 saw the beginning of what has become a daily part of the college experience for students in the 21st century: online classes