University News

Wilbur Cross on a fall day on Oct. 15, 2019.

UConn Receives Inclusive Excellence Grant From Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The financial value of the $505,000 grant for UConn is over a six-year period

A student riding his bike at a crosswalk along North Eagleville Road.

UConn Recognized as ‘Bicycle Friendly University,’ First Time it has Received the National Designation

A designation that recognizes its work to support and encourage bicycling as a healthy, environmentally friendly transportation option

Looking down on Wilbur Cross from a drone after a winter snowstorm.

UConn On-Campus Construction Update: January 2023

Several transformational projects are underway or about to start at UConn Storrs in 2023

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

UConn Returning Portion of 2022-23 Transit Fees to Students

UConn is returning a portion of students’ U-Pass fees to them for the current fiscal year, reflecting the Board of Trustees’ pledge to explore potential cost reductions

Joe Blaine, Spencer Mason, Luis Rivera, Paxton Mallard and Leo Lavigne pose for a photo outside the Facilities Operations Building

Facilities Operations Programs Develop Full-Time Employees

UConn’s Facilities Operations employees are working behind the scenes to support everything that happens at the University

Students tour a green roof at UConn.

UConn Ranked in Top 10 Most Sustainable Universities

UConn recognized as a top-performing institution by the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) and UI GreenMetric World University Rankings

Business analytics big data analysis technology concept on VR screen.

UConn Adds Two New Undergraduate Degrees in Data Science

Beginning in Fall 2023, students will be able to pursue a BA in Applied Data Analysis or BS in Statistical Data Science

Sarah Marze, a recipient of the 2023 Marshall Scholarship, poses for a photo in the Fine Arts Complex

Sarah Marze ’23 Named UConn’s Sixth Marshall Scholar

Marze is just one of 40 students nationally to earn this prestigious honor this year, and the only one from a public university in New England

Exterior views of the School of Social Work (SSW) in Hartford.

School of Social Work Welcomes Innovations Institute to Improve Child and Family Services Nationwide

With the addition of Innovations Institute, the School expands UConn’s leadership and contributions nationwide

Myles Martel '65 (CLAS) and Gary Gladstein, '66 (CLAS), '08 (HON), close friends and fraternity brothers for six decades, were so moved by the upheaval in Ukraine that they provided seed money for a new fund to help students and scholars from conflict zones.

Moved by Ukraine Turmoil, Alums Establish Aid Fund for UConn Students, Scholars from Conflict Zones

'Two important pillars of our friendship are our love for UConn and our deep commitment to human rights'