Academic Affairs

UConn Research, Provost’s Office Launch Student-Centric Sustainability Initiative

Offices announce PRISMATIC: The President’s Research Investment in Sustainability Measures, Actions, Technologies, Initiatives, and Communities

Graphic announcing a Sustainability and Climate Town Hall being held by UConn leadership on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 at 5pm in McHugh Hall, Room 102

UConn Sustainability and Climate Town Hall 11/2/23

University leaders will hold a town hall meeting on November 2 to discuss UConn's commitment to sustainability, clean energy, and climate change

Students planting a tree

Action-oriented Symposium Connects Researchers to Encourage Collaboration for a Sustainable Environmental Future

'We have heard these wonderful talks, now what are we going to do? The time for action is now'

A young father sits on a carpeted floor, spoonfeeding his infant child.

UConn School of Social Work’s Innovations Institute Expands Expertise to Promote the Well-being of Infants and Young Children

'For some children the need for mental health support—and the questions their parents have around social and emotional development—start well before school'

Fall foliage (leaves) in front of the prism sculpture and the School of Engineering

UConn Elevating its School of Engineering to Become a College

The decision will enhance UConn Engineering’s external profile, streamline operations internally, and allow for future growth

Members of UConn's Learning Communities dance during the Learning Communities Kickoff in Gampel Pavilion on Aug. 25, 2023.

UConn Learning Communities Program Ranked in U.S. News Top 25

UConn has 34 residential and non-residential learning communities with more than 2,800 student participants

Young man uses a student-designed wheelchair.

Schools of Nursing and Engineering Join Together For New Center

In its initial phase, the Center includes the creation of joint educational programs for students and seed grants for collaborative research among faculty

Wilbur Cross with fall foliage. Oct. 12, 2021.

UConn Holds Steady at No. 26 Rank Among Public Universities

In the overall rankings that comprise all public and private institutions nationwide, UConn jumped nine spots from last year

Drone photo looking over the Student Union towards Wilbur Cross

Allied Health Sciences Professor Tapped as Permanent Director of InCHIP

Tricia Leahey, Professor of Allied Health Sciences, will take the helm of UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy

headshot of Professor of Chemical Engineering Xiao-Dong Zhou

Zhou to Lead Clean Energy Engineering Efforts at UConn

Xiao-Dong Zhou, incoming director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) will serve as a special advisor on sustainable energies to President Radenka Maric and Vice President for Research Pamir Alpay