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Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment at UConn Nathan Fuerst gives Alexis Monteiro, a residence hall director at UConn, the 2025 MLK Legacy Award for staff during the Dr. Martin Luther King Living Legacy Convocation

MLK Legacy Awards Presented at Living Legacy Convocation

The awards affirm and honor work and a continued dedication to making communities just, equitable, and fair for all people

During its MLK Week of activities the first Service and Advocacy Summit was held at UConn Health on Jan. 30. UConn Health Disparities Institute Director Linda Sprague Martinez delivered the keynote address.

Legacy of MLK Jr. Carried On at UConn Health’s Inaugural Service and Advocacy Summit

“We have MLK Day, but we should be thinking about health disparities always, especially in the medical field.”

Ribbon cutting by leadership of UConn Health.

UConn Health Opens New Home for New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center

Sickle cell and blood disorder patients now have a new, combined state-of-the-art 12,840 sq. ft. care space at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

Drone of Young building and Horsebarn Hill

UConn’s Unique Landscape Architecture Program Reaccredited

The CAHNR program has been re-accredited for four more years by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB)

Students working with tomato plants

Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems Major Becomes Plant Science in 2025

With this change, the major name is more aligned with industry needs and for better understanding by prospective students

UConn medical and dental students with the community at the Phillips Metropolitan CME Church.

UConn Medical and Dental Students Carry on MLK’s Legacy of Public Service

UConn School of Medicine and Dental Medicine students perform community service and share their personal reflections about the inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The UConn large letter sign at dusk on June 12, 2021.

Outgoing President Biden Honors UConn Researchers and Mentors 

Three UConn faculty members received prestigious honors from President Joe Biden during his final week in office. 

UConn-branded street light banners sit in front of Gampel Pavilion on Sept. 27, 2024.

UConn to Test Campus Emergency Systems on Tuesday

UConn will conduct its Spring semester 2025 emergency alert system test on Tuesday, January 28

A snow-covered domed building with the UConn logo in bricks in the background

UConn Awards $3 Million in Annual Research Seed Funding

What to know about internal funding opportunities for UConn researchers

A group of 8 college students and 2 college professors pose in front a navy blue backdrop that reads UConn Nation.

UConn Stamford and Neag School of Education Receive $2.8M to Prepare Under-Resourced Students for Teaching Careers

The Sueños Scholars: Supporting Latiné Teacher Dreams program will provide career preparation, community engagement, and more for UConn Stamford students