University News

Class tree of 1895 in full bloom on the Great Lawn

UConn Storrs Campus Awarded Prestigious Arboretum Accreditation

'It is a special honor to be a steward of our campus landscapes'

Dean Ofer Harel hands out diplomas at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony one in Gampel Pavilion.

Ofer Harel Named Dean of UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

Harel will lead the University’s largest college, serving 10,000 undergraduates,1,700 graduate students, and 950 faculty and staff over all five UConn campuses

A microphone in the UConn recording studio.

UConn 360 Podcast Returns With New Episodes

English professor Victoria Ford Smith and golf coach Dave Pezzino were the first two guests on the relaunched podcast

Evan Lentz, UConn Extension educator, in the growing UConn orchard. (Jason Sheldon/UConn Photo)

UConn Orchard Grows Thanks to Local Farmer

'These fruit trees are the first step in getting the fruit program back up and running'

A group of students walking near the Wilbur Cross building.

UConn Rated Among Best in Nation in Affordability, Value

Money Magazine awards 4.5 out of 5 to UConn on value-based calculations

The cupola above the Wilbur Cross building.

Fulbright Recipients to Teach English Abroad

One student has also been named a recipient of a Scoville Peace Fellowship, the first in UConn history

Older woman and her caregiver embracing

UConn Health Selected by CMS to Guide an Improved Patient Experience for those Living with Dementia

UConn is first health system in Connecticut to pilot the national GUIDE Model Program for patients with dementia and their caregivers for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

UConn Avery Point, seen from a drone in the summer (UConn Photos).

UConn Casting Wide Net for Options to Add Student Housing at Avery Point

The ability to offer housing and new majors at Avery Point would significantly increase UConn’s ability to draw more students there

The official University of Connecticut seal, in painted gold on an oak panel.

UConn Health Anticipates Generating Record $1 Billion in Patient Revenue in Coming Year

UConn Health’s success in generating new revenue was one of several areas in the University’s new fiscal year 2025 budgets that underscore its work to carefully steward its resources

Worth Repeating: Carbon-Neutral UConn

Clean energy research is a pillar of our academic mission at UConn, and clean energy living is our responsibility to the next generation.