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Free Admissions Tests Help More Poor Students Go to College

A new UConn study suggests that a simple, low-cost intervention may help narrow the longstanding college attainment gap among minority and low income students.

Vietnamese 'boat people' refugees huddle together on a tarp as they are airlifted out of the sea during the Vietnam War, 1960s. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

UConn Reads 2017-18: ‘Nation of Immigrants or Land of Refugees?’

This year’s UConn Reads selection, Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' affords an opportunity for the University community to reflect upon and debate the hot-button issue of immigration.

MBA student Shirley Tarabochia (left), JohnDePuma (center), founder of a gluten-free pasta business, and Wayne Bragg, instructor-in-residence in the School of Business. Tarabochia helped DePuma upgrade his business practices. (UConn School of Business Photo)

Gluten-Free and Worry-Free: Pasta Business Gets Help from MBA Student

MBA student Shirley Tarabochia helped the founder of a gluten-free pasta business upgrade his business practices.

After eight years serving as chair of UConn's Board of Trustees during a period of growth and success, Larry McHugh will step down at the end of his current term. He will continue to serve, however, until Gov. Malloy nominates a successor. In this file photo, McHugh speaks at the inauguration ceremony for President Susan Herbst in September 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

McHugh Stepping Down as UConn Board Chair

After eight years serving as chair of the University's Board of Trustees during a period of great growth and success, Larry McHugh will step down at the end of his current term. He will continue to serve, however, until Gov. Malloy nominates a successor.

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UConn Adopts Provisional FY18 Spending Plan, Pending New State Data

UConn’s Board of Trustees adopted baseline FY18 spending plans on Wednesday to carry the University into the new budget year, but will meet again later to adopt new versions once the General Assembly adopts a statewide budget.

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UConn Facing Budget Uncertainty as State Struggles to Adopt Spending Plan

UConn faces one of its most challenging financial years in recent history, as it works to prepare its FY18 budget.

Theresa May, U.K. prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, delivers a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, U.K., on Monday, June 5, 2017. U.K. opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn traded blows with May over who has the worst record on countering terrorism, as Britains battle with jihadists looked set to dominate the final three days of the election campaign. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Op-ed: UK’s Plan to Deny Terrorists ‘Safe Spaces’ Online Would Make us Less Safe

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal wrongly assumes that eliminating online hate and extremism would reduce real-world violence.

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Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospitals, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.

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Summer Construction Ramps Up at UConn

Traffic patterns will be changed on several on-campus roads all summer due to the projects, including one-way-only restrictions on parts of North Eagleville and Hillside roads.

This year, for the first time, the UConn Office of Alumni Relations will distribute legacy medals to graduating seniors who have a parent, grandparent, or sibling who graduated from UConn.

New Legacy Medals for Students with UConn Parents

The engraved, pewter medals recognize students who have made UConn part of their family tradition.