UConn Avery Point

From left, UConn firefighter Benjamin Roper, UConn senior Justin Pedneault ’19 (NUR), and Raffaella Coler, director of the state Office of Emergency Medical Services. (Mike Enright/UConn Photo)

UConn Designated ‘HEARTSafe’ Campus

With a defibrillator available within three minutes' walk of any spot on campus, the University becomes the first institution of higher education in Connecticut to earn the designation.

Scott Roberts has been named President and CEO of the UConn Foundation. (Josh Hawkins/UNLV Creative Services Photo)

UConn Foundation Names Scott M. Roberts as President and CEO

With more than 15 years of experience in development and alumni engagement, Roberts brings to UConn a commitment to strengthening relationships.

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.

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.

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 […]

The Husky mascot keeps his ears warm with a pair of argyle socks, while stirring up some Husky pride on UConn Giving Day, March 27-28. (UConn Foundation Photo)

‘UConn Gives 2019’ Breaks Last Year’s Records

Thanks to more than 4,600 members of UConn Nation, the initiative raised more than $400,000, besting last year’s total by more than $130,000.

Project Oceanology class retrieves a bottom trawl at the mouth of the Thames River. (Anna Sawin/UConn Photo)

Citizen Science Shows Climate Change is Rapidly Reshaping Long Island Sound

At 0.45 degrees Celsius per decade, the Long Island Sound is warming four times faster than the global ocean, according to a UConn study based on four decades of data.

One Card design options.

Voting Open on New UConn One Card Design

Starting today, members of the UConn community can vote on their favorite design for the new University identification card, which will replace the current cards over the coming academic year.

UConn wordmark.

UConn Approves Modest Student Fee Adjustments

Beginning in fall 2019, the General University Fee will increase for the first time in five years, and Stamford student housing rates will be adjusted to reflect increases in the area’s rental market.

An artist's impression of the new Student Recreation Center.

UConn Students Invited to Forums on Fee Proposals

Two town hall-style forums will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 12:30 and 5 p.m., The first session will be held in the Dodd Center’s Konover Auditorium, the second, in Oak Hall, Room 101.