University News

Students on Horsebarn Hill with campus skyline in background on October 8, 2020. (Sean Flynn/UConn photo)

UConn Among Sierra Club’s Top 10 “Cool Schools”

UConn has once again been rated among the nation’s greenest schools in Sierra Club’s annual “Cool Schools” rankings

Morgaen Donaldson.

UConn Names Next Austin Chair

The University of Connecticut has named Morgaen L. Donaldson, a renowned scholar of educational leadership and policy, as the next Philip E. Austin Endowed Chair

Senior Named Social Justice Fellow by Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation

'We have found the very best young leaders who embody and will inspire others to follow Dr. King’s principles of democracy, justice, hope and love'

A view from above of the Wilbur Cross building on the Storrs campus.

UConn Prepares to Welcome Outstanding Class of 2025

The most diverse class in UConn history is also one of the most academically accomplished

UConn School of Business Dean John Elliott speaking at a news conference in Hartford announcing a $2 million federal grant to assist minority-owned small businesses in Connecticut.

Development Center at UConn School of Business Will Assist Minority-Owned Firms

The federal grant is one of only four awarded nationwide

A photograph of UConn alumni trustee Jeanine Gouin.

Jeanine Gouin ’87 (ENG) Reelected As Alumni Representative on Board of Trustees

Gouin is one of two alumni trustees on the 21-member board, along with Bryan K. Pollard ’85 (CLAS)

A student with a facemask carrying a suitcase behind him outside a residence hall, preparing to move in.

UConn Prepares for Nearly ‘Normal’ Return after 18 Months of Pandemic Disruption

Everything you need to know about returning to the University this fall

A view from above of the Wilbur Cross building on the Storrs campus.

UConn Announces Employee Vaccination Requirement

Interim President Agwunobi announced that in addition to UConn's student vaccine mandate, UConn and UConn Health are requiring that currently active and new employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

On left, UConn Health Registered Nurse, Savannah Jaspering administers the COVID-19 vaccine while at the Hawley Armory in Storrs last spring

UConn Reports 94% of Incoming Storrs Residential Students Fully or Partially Vaccinated

Student vaccination rate far exceeds the state and national figures

solar tree under construction in a shop

UConn Will Soon Have a ‘Solar Tree,’ Thanks to Interdisciplinary Group of Faculty and Students

Sun-powered installation will charge portable electronics, offer chances for gathering and teaching