University News

Cheerleaders practicing a routine.

UConn Cheerleading Returns To National Competition

Huskies will compete at Universal Cheerleaders Association nationals in Orlando later this month.

Rebecca Lobo with her arms raised.

Lobo Named Recipient of NCAA Silver Anniversary Award

The NCAA will recognize Lobo and the other honorees during the 2020 NCAA Convention on Jan. 22 in Anaheim, Calif.

UConn Rhodes Scholar Wawa Gatheru is applauded by state lawmakers in Hartford.

Wawa Gatheru, UConn’s First Rhodes Scholar, Honored by State Leaders at Capitol

UConn's first Rhodes Scholar, Wawa Gatheru, was honored by Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers at the state Capitol in Hartford.

Synchrony Digital Technology Center Dedicated; Gift to Connecticut Commitment Announced

Synchrony donates $1 million to the Connecticut Commitment as its new Digital Technology Center opens at UConn Stamford.

An exterior picture of the Austin Building, home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

UConn Receives $3M Gift For Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research

An anonymous donor has gifted $3 million to endow two new research positions in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

A sunrise over Storrs.

UConn Adopts New Five-Year Tuition Plan With Lowest Increases in Recent History

The UConn Board of Trustees has adopted a tuition plan that calls for the lowest increase in recent history.

UConn Proposes Five-Year Tuition Plan With Lowest Increases in Recent History

UConn's new five-year tuition proposal was crafted with the goal of balancing affordability with protecting and strengthening academic quality.

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru standing in the Student Union. She is UConn's first Rhodes Scholar.

Student Leader Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru Named UConn’s First Rhodes Scholar

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru, a highly accomplished student leader whose academic achievements have garnered national recognition, has been selected as the University of Connecticut’s first Rhodes Scholar.

A man holding a bottle of sun tan lotion.

UConn Gets “Skin Smart,” Earns National Skin Cancer Prevention Recognition

UConn is one of just 11 universities to win the distinction of being a Platinum-level Skin Smart Campus for its dedication to preventing skin cancer.

A winter ice and snow storm hits campus on Jan. 22, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Reminds Campuses About Inclement Weather Policies

Guidance on early releases, delays or cancellations due to inclement weather.