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UConn Making Progress on Vision to Expand Avery Point Academics, Add Housing
'This is a very special place and a resource not only for UConn and this part of Connecticut, but for the entire state'
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
Unique Tree Enriches UConn’s Landscape
An unassuming tree is rooted in 70 years of friendship and scientific discovery between two UConn greats
Eric Kruger Named as UConn’s New VP of Facility Services and University Planning
Eric Kruger, currently UConn Health’s vice president for facilities development and operations, will oversee the comprehensive planning and management of all facilities operations and the physical infrastructure of all UConn campuses
UConn Firsts: The First Black Student
In 1914, Alan Thacker Busby quietly made history when he became the first Black student to enroll at the school that today is the University of Connecticut
Benton Exhibit Honors Minnie Negoro, Pioneering UConn Ceramics Professor
UConn historians curated the exhibit to honor Negoro's impact on the University and her personal experience with a dark chapter of American history — the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII
Mapping, Documenting, and Digitalizing Latin American and Caribbean Communities in Waterbury
UConn Waterbury students are forming connections with community members to create a digital library that documents the hidden stories of Latin American and Caribbean communities in Waterbury
Puppetry Exhibition Showcases Photographic Work of UConn Alum, 60 Years of Puppet Arts
'Puppetry brings out all of these really essential parts of being human,' says Cheryl Henson, curator of the exhibition and daughter of renowned puppeteer Jim Henson
UConn Waterbury Poised for Expansion with New Building’s Imminent Opening
'With the new facilities, we are strengthening our role as an educational and economic driver in the Naugatuck Valley'