University News

Writing equations on a whiteboard

Math Department Wins GAANN: Full Funding for Five Ph.D. Fellows

The national award will allow the department to grow in size, diversity, and research output

An interior view of the water reclamation facility.

UConn Cuts Storrs Water Demand in Half With High-Tech Facility, Conservation Efforts

The drop in water use has happened despite a 22% increase in the population being served

Kermit The Frog and UConn Nation stickers the back of a car along Route 195

As Transportation Institute Hits 50-Year Mark, Efficiency, Safety Still in the Driver’s Seat

'The partnership between the Connecticut DOT and UConn is only growing'

Jon Contaxis '25 (PHARM), right, and his father, Bill Contaxis '90 (ENG) of Milford, pick up trash around Mirror Lake

“Don’t Mess With Mansfield” Clean-Up Event on Saturday

The University of Connecticut and the Town of Mansfield are teaming up for a community cleanup day on Saturday, Nov. 16

Autumn colors show on the UConn Storrs campus

UConn Establishes President’s Council on Combating Sexual Violence and Harassment

The move comes as a result of the President’s Task Force on Combating Sexual Violence and Supporting Our Students, which was convened by President Maric in 2022

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin with Lifetime Research awardee Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers and Dr. Randall C. Morgan, W. Montague Cobb Institute President/CEO.

Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award Given to Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center President and CEO

The Cato T. Laurencin M.D., Ph.D. Lifetime Research Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the W. Montague Cobb/ National Medical Association Health Institute and the National Medical Association.

SOM 2024 Annual Report cover

Innovators

UConn School of Medicine Annual Report 2024

Matt Guthrie and PhD student Kelcey Davis pose next to the custom-built projector stand in the newly renovated Cynthia Wyeth Peterson Planetarium

UConn’s Planetarium Dedication Honors a Physics Pioneer

The newly renovated Cynthia Wyeth Peterson Planetarium will carry on Peterson’s legacy and help educate generations to come

Attendees of the "UConn Forum: Economic Engine of a Thriving Connecticut" event listen to UConn President Radenka Maric speak in the Rowe Commons ballroom.

UConn Forum Draws Top Minds to Brainstorm Ways to Grow Connecticut’s Economy

'We make the impossible possible in Connecticut'

UConn entryway sign during the fall season

UConn Named Fulbright HSI Leader for First Time

Fulbright Hispanic Serving-Institutions demonstrate noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants