University News

The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Racial and Economic Justice Group Wins 2019 Dodd Human Rights Prize

The Equal Justice Initiative and its founder will be recognized Nov. 6 for their efforts to combat inequality and injustice.

Meaghan Perdue, a developmental psychology graduate student, who gave birth to a child in November.

First Steps: UConn Partners on Child Care Fellowship

A new private-public fellowship program is intended to make it easier for new UConn parents to return to research.

A hearing before the Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly. (Ariel Dowski for UConn)

UConn Students Testify at the State Capitol

'From the minute I first stepped foot on this campus, I have not only been taken seriously as a student, but I’ve also been challenged to be the best version of myself, as a scholar and leader,' said Truman Scholar and Marshall Scholar Akshayaa Chittibabu '19.

Lisa Darminova, left, and Angela Villella, center, both of UConn, and Ellen Zhang of UC Irvine wander through the cherry blossoms in Hong Kong. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Lisa Darminova ’19, Hong Kong

'There are so many different people in Hong Kong. There is a big international community, so it’s easy to make friends,' says Lisa Darminova '19 (CLAS).

Incoming President Tom Katsouleas. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Join Incoming President Tom Katsouleas for Coffee on March 12 or 13

UConn's president-designate looks forward to meeting members of the campus communities in Storrs on March 12 and in Farmington on March 13.

#UConnBound: Storrs Freshman Admissions Decision Day Arrives

Acceptance letters are in the mail and will start arriving in mailboxes as early as today. Applicants can log into the admissions website and check their status.

Stephen Altschuler (far left) and Sam Altschuler (far right) stand with their undergraduate scholarship recipients at a ceremony in 2015. (Christopher Larosa/UConn Photo)

Brothers Establish UConn’s First Cybersecurity Instructional Lab

The Altschuler Cybersecurity Lab will be the cornerstone of UConn’s effort to graduate engineers with expertise in cybersecurity, said Kazem Kazerounian, dean of engineering.

Students participate in Fresh Check Day in the concourse (atrium) at Uconn Stamford on Oct. 9, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Trustees Review Expansion Ideas for UConn Stamford Academics

In light of rapidly growing enrollment at the Stamford Campus, the University is considering adding new majors and additional student services.

UConn wordmark.

UConn Approves Modest Student Fee Adjustments

Beginning in fall 2019, the General University Fee will increase for the first time in five years, and Stamford student housing rates will be adjusted to reflect increases in the area’s rental market.

An artist's impression of the new Student Recreation Center.

UConn Students Invited to Forums on Fee Proposals

Two town hall-style forums will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 12:30 and 5 p.m., The first session will be held in the Dodd Center’s Konover Auditorium, the second, in Oak Hall, Room 101.