UConn Storrs

A 3D rendering of the earth, seen from outer space. Confronting the challenges of climate change requires a 'whole-earth' approach, says UConn's Robert Thorson.

Rx for Humanity: Whole Earth Environmentalism

'We are producing rates of change faster than the Earth is used to experiencing, and that's a big problem'

Morgaen Donaldson.

UConn Names Next Austin Chair

The University of Connecticut has named Morgaen L. Donaldson, a renowned scholar of educational leadership and policy, as the next Philip E. Austin Endowed Chair

A view from above of the Wilbur Cross building on the Storrs campus.

UConn Prepares to Welcome Outstanding Class of 2025

The most diverse class in UConn history is also one of the most academically accomplished

Shadow of construction worker/site

Korey Stringer Institute Works with National Partners to Keep Laborers Safe

The recommendations focus on protecting worker health and safety while also ensuring productivity

Recent graduate Inaam Khan.

‘I Was in the Bottom 2% of My Graduating Class’: Alum Goes from Near-Failure to Abundant Success

Inaam Khan '14 went from the bottom to the top thanks to hard work and perseverance

students working on building theatre sets in new production facility

A New Fine Arts Theatre Production Facility

The brand-new Theatre Production Facility will provide students and faculty with needed space to prepare high-tech productions

Student’s Soft Robot Invention Could Improve Ultrasounds

Serena Beri has patented her invention while still an undergraduate at UConn

An illustration with elements from NASA showing a quasar - a supermassive black hole being rapidly formed.

Cracking a Mystery of Massive Black Holes and Quasars with Supercomputer Simulations

A discovery that provides new insight into how galaxies evolve

On left, UConn Health Registered Nurse, Savannah Jaspering administers the COVID-19 vaccine while at the Hawley Armory in Storrs last spring

UConn Reports 94% of Incoming Storrs Residential Students Fully or Partially Vaccinated

Student vaccination rate far exceeds the state and national figures

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Briana Nosal ’22 (CAHNR)

Nosal's research could unlock additional health benefits of coffee