University News

Students hold electric candles during the Convocation ceremony on the Student Union Mall. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

With Record 48,000+ Applications, UConn’s Class of 2027 Promises a Wealth of Talent, Diversity

About 4,100 new students are expected to enroll at Storrs, with about 1,675 first-year students anticipated at the regional campuses in Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, and Avery Point

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$10 Million for National Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Development Equity Center Awarded to UConn

'At UConn inclusion and belonging is woven into everything we do'

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A Message From President Maric Regarding the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

"On behalf of the UConn community, we would like to express our sympathy for those affected by this major natural disaster."

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Proposed State Budget: Impact on UConn & UConn Health

A message from President Maric regarding the proposed state budget

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President’s Task Force on Combating Sexual Violence Moving Forward with Multiple Key Initiatives

UConn is also harnessing the institution’s academic strength, having designated the study and prevention of sexual violence on college campuses as a research priority area

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Four From UConn Named Fellows By AAAS

The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society.

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UConn to Test Campus Emergency Systems on Tuesday

UConn will conduct its Spring 2023 emergency alert system test on Tuesday, January 31

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Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Meets with St. Lucia Prime Minister to Review Progress of UConn-St. Lucia Cooperation Agreement

This January UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin visited St. Lucia where he bestowed the first struck medal Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award to St. Lucia's Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre in honorary recognition of his support of regenerative engineering in the country.

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

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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