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CTfastrak, Connecticut’s first Bus Rapid Transit system, is a system of bus routes that use a bus-only roadway for all or a portion of the trip.

Transportation Planners to Present Options for CTfastrak to Storrs

DOT representatives will discuss options for a new express bus service to Storrs at the Student Union on Feb. 2 and 3.

Indoor athletic facility. (iStock Photo)

UConn to Pursue New Funding Strategy for Athletic Facilities Upgrades

The strategy will allow the University to improve its athletic facilities through philanthropy and a surcharge on non-student tickets.

UConn wordmark.

Trustees Approve Contract with Professional Employees Union

The contract agreed between UCPEA and the University will now be forwarded to the General Assembly.

A pile of textbooks at a bookshop. (iStock Photo)

Committee to Review Campus Bookstore Options

A search is underway for a bookstore operator that can provide efficient service and keep costs down.

Girls carry heavy baskets of rock at a gravel quarry. (Robin Romano/UConn Archives & Special Collections)

UConn Receives $4 Million for Human Rights Initiatives

The gift, coupled with an additional $2 million raised by the UConn Foundation, will fund scholarships, fellowships, internships, and support for signature programs.

Nominations Open for UConn Spirit Awards

The program is open to staff in all classifications and faculty at the Storrs and regional campuses.

Legislators, UConn and Hartford schools administrators and high school students pose for a photograph following the Hartford Promise announcement held at Mark Twain branch of the Hartford Public Library at Hartford Public High School on Jan. 12, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn to Offer Scholarships to Hartford Promise Students

The University's commitment will help make college more affordable for students from Hartford Public Schools.

UConn Magazine, January 2016, class photo. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

UConn Launches All-New Magazine

The bigger, better, more frequent Magazine will offer more stories that reflect the breadth and depth of UConn Nation.

The renovated Rectory Building will host new classroom space for UConn Waterbury. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Renovated Building Opens for Waterbury Campus

A once-empty building has been renovated to host classrooms and study space for UConn Waterbury.

More than 3,000 members of the UConn Class of 2019 pose for a photo on the Great Lawn at the Storrs Campus on Aug. 29, 2015, at the start of their careers at UConn. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Building Our Future

A roundup of news from UConn Nation in 2015, the first in a three-part series.