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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, speaks with Dr. Bruce T. Liang, left, and Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, during a ceremony at UConn Health Thursday to celebrate the opening of new biotechnology research space as part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Ceremony Heralds Success of Bioscience Connecticut

Gov. Malloy and legislators joined University leaders today to celebrate the opening of new biotechnology research space.

Students during a lecture in the Chemistry Building on March 13, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Earn Degrees More Quickly Than National Average

New data indicates that UConn students graduate in 4.2 years, almost a full year ahead of the average bachelor’s degree candidate at 3,600 post-secondary institutions in the U.S.

Watercolor. (iStock Image)

‘Tasty Waste Lunch’ Offers Food for Thought

This week, UConn Dining Services will serve a meal produced entirely from 'leftovers' for the first time.

Student Education Abroad photo. (UConn Photo)

UConn Marks 6th Year Among Top 25 Public Universities

UConn has been ranked between No. 19 and No. 21 by U.S. News & World Report each year since 2011.

Putnam Refectory. (Gail Merrill/UConn Photo)

UConn in Sierra Club ‘Cool Schools’ Top 10 – Again

UConn is in the Sierra Club 'Cool Schools' Top 10 for the fifth year running, despite a change in survey methodology.

A view of the NextGen Residence Hall, under construction on July 11, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

NextGen Hall Welcomes First Students

A new 727-bed residence hall, the first building completed under the Next Generation Connecticut initiative, is now open.

Clothing displayed to show the progressive change from pre-contact to current day Connecticut (in between are colonial and industrial). "Human’s Nature: Looking Closer at the Relationships between People and the Environment" exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.

Natural History Museum to Relocate, Expand Public Outreach

With its relocation, the museum will boost its outreach to the community and expand its work with partners at the University.

From left, Cyrene Nicholas of Branford, Naaol Shupare of Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Akriti Mishra of West Hartford, members of the Class of 2020. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Class of 2020 Sets New Record for Diversity, Number of Vals, Sals

'UConn had everything I was looking for,' says Naaol Shupare, who is among 5,100 freshmen starting classes on Aug. 29.

(Kristin Wallace/UConn Health Photo)

New Medical Curriculum Reflects Changes in Field

The Class of 2020 is the first to learn under a new four-year curriculum in a facility that has also been transformed.

UConn Alumni welcome sign. (Defining Photo for UConn Foundation)

UConn Foundation Reports Second Largest Fundraising Total

The Foundation brought in $78.3 million in FY16.