Gifts & Donors
Undergraduates Create a New Method to Help Warn of Skin Damage During Radiation Therapy
The three UConn juniors are one of the contestants in the Wolff New Venture Competition
September 23, 2026 | Claire Hall
UConn and Voyager Technologies Expand Partnership to Advance In-Space Research
UConn to be one of the few universities in the country with the capability to do research in space
August 18, 2026 | Stephanie Wright, UConn Foundation
Because of UConn Campaign Crosses $900M Mark in Biggest Fundraising Year in History
Donors increased funding for students’ emergency needs by 930% in latest fiscal year and provided 33,159 scholarships and fellowships to students since the campaign began
July 29, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
The Beekley Family Foundation Makerspace: Powering Nursing Innovation at UConn
Mission-driven support for the next generation of nurse innovators
June 16, 2026 | Stephanie Wright, UConn Foundation
Plant and Soil Center Opens to the Public
UConn celebrated the opening of the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center, bringing together research, diagnostics, and community engagement and advance plant and soil health across Connecticut
June 11, 2026 | Jason Sheldon - College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
$1.5M Gift Establishes the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advanced Triage Unit at UConn Health and the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Classroom at the UConn School of Law
The gift will expand the emergency care department at UConn Health and enhance learning spaces for School of Law students
June 8, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
The Moment That Changed Everything, and the Gift That Followed
Enabling students to learn by doing — about the law and about themselves
June 4, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
Partners in Life and in the Lab
How one couple turned their shared life in UConn Health research into a generous legacy that will jumpstart students’ scientific careers
May 19, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
Honoring and Continuing a Legacy of Community Engagement
Philosophy Professor Emeritus Leonard I. Krimerman championed ideals of social and economic justice, the importance of human dignity, and the prioritization of community wellbeing
May 15, 2026 | Anna Heqimi
4,876 UConn Donors Unite to Raise $7.1M in Two Days of Community-Powered Giving
UConn Gives 2026 breaks giving records and 95% of gifts were under $1,000 — showcasing the cumulative power of broad community support
May 14, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation