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Ninety eight percent of employees at Storrs and the regional campuses are in compliance with UConn's vaccine policy.

UConn Employees Overwhelmingly Complying With COVID Vaccination Reporting Policy

Nearly 98% of employees have complied with the policy by either submitting information on their vaccination status or requesting an exemption or deferral

UConn Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni Honored by NAACP

UConn will be well represented when the Connecticut NAACP branches play host to a reception to honor the “100 Most Influential Blacks in the State of Connecticut.”

President Joe Biden speaks during the dedication ceremony of The Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut main campus in Storrs on Oct. 15, 2021.

Watch President Biden’s Historic Visit to UConn and The Dodd Human Rights Center

An historic moment captured in its entirety

President Joe Biden speaks during the dedication ceremony of The Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut main campus in Storrs on Oct. 15, 2021.

Biden Visit Emphasizes Intersection of Human Rights Scholarship, Activism, and Policy Making

The President of the United States visited Storrs for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights

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Updated UConn General COVID-19 Q&A – October 2021

Answers to common questions about the University's COVID-19 policies

Vern Granger, director of undergraduate admissions, speaks during the Convocation ceremony on the Student Union Mall on Aug. 23, 2019.

UConn Admissions Director Vern Granger Tapped to Lead National Professional Association

In each of the undergraduate admissions cycles during which Granger has been director, the University has attracted record numbers of students of color as part of the incoming classes

The exterior of the Dodd Center building.

President Joe Biden to Visit UConn for Dedication of Dodd Center for Human Rights

'We are deeply honored that President Biden is joining us as we dedicate ourselves to extending the Dodd family legacy'

The value of UConn’s research in driving economic development and transforming lives was highlighted Friday in an event led by the National Science Foundation, which supports many of the University’s most critical projects through significant grant funding.

UConn, a ‘Powerhouse in Research,’ Participates in NSF Roundtable

'Science goes into communities. It helps us as a society, and this is the message we have to all bring to the street and to the public'

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SFA Faculty Member Solomiya Ivakhiv Receives Global Recognition For Her Work

Ukraine lauds musician for her accomplishments in the performing arts

Jake Lemon, newly named President and CEO of the UConn Foundation.

UConn Foundation Names Jake Lemon President and CEO

Lemon has served as senior vice president for development since 2016