Schools & Colleges

Dr. Oladipo Cole

Connecting for Sickle Cell

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Meet Dr. Oladipo Cole on a Mission to Connect with and Cure More Patients Just Like His Brother

close-up of sprouting plants

New Research on Plant Stem Cells Shines Light on How Plants Grow Stronger

We shouldn't ignore the potential of stem cells in plants, according to new UConn research

The Innovation Partnership Building

UConn to Host Workshop on Digital Twins for Manufacturing

The Digital Twins workshop, held mid-November on the UConn campus, will standardize approaches to DT development and deployment in manufacturing

Guozhen Lu.

Guozhen Lu named Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics

Fellows are selected for their demonstrated commitment to the advancement of women in mathematics

Image of vast permafrost

Arctic Capillaries: An Eye-Opening Symptom in a Swiftly Changing Landscape

'We identified more than 1 billion individualized ice wedge polygons, and there are billions left to be mapped, but this is the first effort'

Evelyn Simien

Meet New Director of Africana Studies, Evelyn Simien

The professor of political science talks about the growth of UConn’s Africana Studies Institute, its recent focus on intersectional research, and her own stake in this year’s historic presidential campaign.

Academic Rotunda

Recent Awards in the School of Dental Medicine

Awards given by students and fellow faculty

The Charles B. Gentry Building as seen from the sundial.

Meet the Neag School’s 2024-25 Alumni Board

Members of the board volunteer to work toward engaging and connecting with alumni of the Neag School throughout the year

Yidan Zhang, a Ph.D. student at UConn, displays some of the seaweed she’s pulled from the Long Island Sound off Stonington. A member of the Atlantic Sea Solution startup, she is refining the process of using seaweed extract as an edible coating that reduces food spoilage.

A Marriage of Land & Sea: UConn Agricultural Startup Seeks to Slow Food Spoilage 

'Creating a company is very, very daunting, but at the same time it keeps life interesting'

New law students in group on lawn in front of William F. Starr Hall.

UConn Law Welcomes Exceptional Incoming Class

The 148 JD students come from 17 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and the 27 LLM students from 18 countries.