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A UConn Football home game at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Tickets: Every Student, Every Home Game

Beginning in the fall of 2019, students will no longer need to purchase tickets for home games.

UConn astronomer Katherine Whitaker played a lead role in cataloging deep space images from 16 years’ worth of Hubble Telescope observations. This composite image represents the largest, most comprehensive ‘history book’ of galaxies in the universe. The image is cropped here to fit. (Space Telescope Science Institute Image)

Astronomers Assemble View of Evolving Universe

UConn astronomer Katherine Whitaker played a lead role in cataloging deep space images from 16 years’ worth of Hubble Telescope observations. The resulting mosaic, a composite of nearly 7,500 separate exposures, helps tell the history of the universe.

Six of this year's 11 UConn recipients of National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships at the Biology/Physics Building. From left, Hetal Patel, Eric Lepowsky, Leann McLaren, Angela Lanning, Connor Ligeikis, and Shaylin Cetegen. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Eleven Young Scientists from UConn Win NSF Graduate Fellowships

'The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is the gold standard when it comes to federally-funded fellowships for aspiring scientists,' says the director of UConn’s Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships.

The Class of 1907. (University Library Archives & Special Collections)

‘Do Not For One Moment Think We Have No Fun’

Listen to the words of some of the women who attended UConn in the early years reflecting on the triumphs and frustrations of their lives on campus.

Bridgette Collier '18 (CAHNR), right, helps Mariah Lombard '18 (CAHNR) with her cap at Greer Field House before the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources Commencement procession on May 5, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Commencement 2019

Whether arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, leading the national dialogue on race and immigration, or heading Pratt & Whitney, the honored guests of UConn’s commencement ceremonies are leaders. The students are, too. Here are their stories.

Steven Koripsky '21 (BUS) talks about how becoming a fraternity member has provided him opportunities to give back to the community.

First Things First: Why I Joined a Fraternity

Steven Koripsky '21 (BUS) talks about how becoming a fraternity member has provided him opportunities to give back to the community.

More than 3,000 members of the UConn Class of 2019 pose for a photo on the Great Lawn at the Storrs Campus on Aug. 29, 2015, at the start of their careers at UConn. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Building Their Future – The Class of 2019

The Class of 2019 entered UConn in 2015 as the largest freshman cohort admitted to the University at that time. Out of nearly 35,000 applicants vying for admission, 5,200 were admitted. The Class of 2019 also set a record for the number of freshman accepted into UConn’s competitive Honors Program, with 535 enrolling in their […]

Kimberly Bryant, founder and executive director of Black Girls Code, gives the address at the School of Engineering Commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 5, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

2019 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Editor’s Note: The University of Connecticut will begin to use walk-through metal detectors at Gampel Pavilion this month as part of an ongoing commitment to safety and security. The new technology will be in place for the commencement exercises held in Gampel on Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12.  Whether arguing a case before […]

An experiment using artificial seeds, or 'cookies,' with peanuts hidden inside provided valuable information about how mammals make seed dispersal decisions based on certain seed traits. (Yesenia Carrero /UConn Illustration)

This Animal Bit onto ‘Science Cookies’ and Revealed Data

An experiment using artificial seeds, or 'cookies,' with peanuts hidden inside provided valuable information about how mammals make seed dispersal decisions based on certain seed traits.

Two male glyptodonts (Doedicurus clavicaudatus) facing off: The massive, club-shaped tails were probably used more for intraspecific combat than defense against predators. ( Peter Schouten Illustration)

Geological Record Provides a Window to Past Flora and Fauna

A new study uses soil geochemistry to link the prevalence of grass-eating mammals in the late Miocene to climate change at that time.