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The UConn Symphony Orchestra performs at von der Mehden Recital Hall led by conductor Harvey Felder on Thursday night. Oct. 20, 2016. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

New Program to Play Out at Regional Campuses

This month, the Ensemble-in-Residence Program launches a slate of performances by UConn's music ensembles at regional campuses.

CT shellfish initiative. (Photo courtesy of Connecticut Sea Grant)

Initiative Calls for Diversification of Shellfish Industry

The plan embraces the state’s shellfish as a natural resource and recreational harvesting as well as commercial shellfishing.

UConn Alert logo.

Test of Emergency Communications Set for Oct. 11

The University will test its emergency notification system, UConnALERT, at all campuses next Tuesday.

Melissa Jacques, a 2010 graduate in engineering, found a job working with jet engines at Pratt & Whitney soon after graduating. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

UConn Graduates Landing Jobs Quickly After Graduation

New figures underscore the effectiveness of UConn's career services, which help prepare students for jobs throughout their time on campus.

An English class taught at Avery Point by associate professor Pamela Bedore analyzes the enduring popularity of the fictional detective. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Coveted Class: Sherlock Holmes and Comparative Media

Students in Professor Pam Bedore's English class at Avery Point explore the enduring popularity of the fictional detective.

Students during a lecture in the Chemistry Building on March 13, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Earn Degrees More Quickly Than National Average

New data indicates that UConn students graduate in 4.2 years, almost a full year ahead of the average bachelor’s degree candidate at 3,600 post-secondary institutions in the U.S.

Student Education Abroad photo. (UConn Photo)

UConn Marks 6th Year Among Top 25 Public Universities

UConn has been ranked between No. 19 and No. 21 by U.S. News & World Report each year since 2011.

Professor Penny Vlahos, and graduate assistant Joe Warren recipients of a grant from the University’s new National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Site, Accelerate UConn on Aug. 18, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Device Improves Measurement of Water Pollution

UConn scientists are commercializing a technology they developed to more easily measure contaminants in water.

Welcome to UConn Nation. Students in the heart of campus. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Welcome to UConn Nation

Belonging to UConn Nation means being part of a community that begins on campus and extends worldwide.

George Washington from the National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. I, 1862. (iStock Image)

UConn Reads: Religion and the Promise of the United States

The subject of religion is as relevant today as it was in the time of the nation's first president.