Out of the Blue

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Rebooting Thoreau for Modern Times: New PBS Documentary Features UConn Expertise

Reintroducing the pioneering writer-scientist, whose influence and relevance carries forward through the centuries

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Alum Lucas Ruiz Examines Nuclear Policy Among Global Powers

From working on a Storrs farm to convening gatherings of global experts on nuclear weapons, Ruiz credits UConn with giving him the skills to succeed

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UConn Engineering Professor Embraces Uncertainty For Stronger Engineering Systems

Many real-world systems—from materials to infrastructure—contain a mix of order and randomness, a concept known as stochasticity

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‘Explore, Create, Lead’: The Science of a World-Class Honors Education

UConn’s Honors program is unique in the nation for its evidence-based curriculum and programming

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Programs Emphasize Experiential Learning

Fulfilling UConn's land-grant mission is providing real-world job skills for CAHNR students

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Four Faculty Members Elected to AAAS

AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals

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UConn Magazine: Yes, and…

Accidental actor Will Hines teaches comedy’s golden rule — and lives by it. The improv maestro flies under the radar, but you will likely realize you’ve seen — or heard — him in quite a few somethings

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Two-Time National Champion Boxer, Business Student Aidan Jubb: ‘When the Final Bell Rings…You’re Like, ‘Is It Already Over?’’’

'Winning is great, and that's when the hard work pays off'

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Two-Day Puerto Rican Summit Aims for Change

Puerto Rico: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut, sponsored by UConn’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative for Community Engagement and Public Policy (UConnPRSI), was held March 20-21

UConn National Match Day 2026

UConn Medical Students Meet their Match

Over 100 future doctors enjoyed the exhilarating thrills of National Match Day revealing where they will train next for residency across Connecticut and the U.S.