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Program to Support College Access, Completion Shows Strong Success, Gets Grant Extension

The programming is centered on the campuses in Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, and Waterbury, which together enroll more than 5,200 undergraduates

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New Gift Opens Doors for Waterbury Students: UConn Launches Nursing and STEM Initiatives

$5 million nursing pathway and $5.45 million STEM investment to strengthen Connecticut’s workforce

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UConn Med Students Match Early to Prestigious Residency Training Programs

It is an early Match for two students entering the fields of ophthalmology and urology.

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Newly Endowed Chairs and Professors Celebrated at UConn School of Medicine

Transformative research of UConn medical school faculty Danielle Luciano, Pedro Mendes, Sarah Feldstein Ewing, Guangfu Li, Patrick Murphy, and Xiaoyan Guo, being fueled with generous philanthropic support.

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American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Elects UConn’s Sarah Feldstein Ewing, Ph.D.

This January Feldstein Ewing was prestigiously elected as a member of the ACNP during its 2026 Annual Meeting.

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UConn Online Grad Programs Get High Marks; Nursing Skyrocketing in National Prestige

UConn’s excellence in graduate education is being recognized nationwide

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UConn to Test Campus Emergency Systems on Tuesday

UConn will conduct its Spring 2026 emergency alert system test on January 27

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Connecticut Children’s and UConn School of Medicine name Dr. Rachel M. Stanley as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of Pediatrics

Dr. Stanley's leadership appointment is a homecoming back to UConn, where she completed her pediatric residency training

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Advancing Bleeding Disorders Knowledge and Research

Meet Bleeding Disorders Research Coordinator Ali Serrantino, MS, of the New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center.

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A Legacy of Impact

The $11 million gift will shape the future of actuarial science at UConn