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Alexandra Blas (right) mentors high school students through Natural Resources Conservation Academy's (NRCA) Difference Maker Mentors. (Contributed Photo)

CAHNR Senior Supports Community Environmental Projects Through Mentorship

Participating in the Difference Makers Mentor Program allowed senior Alexandra Blas to learn about environmentalism and her love of near-peer mentoring

A group of students from UConn Stamford visited Washington, D.C., last month to meet with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

UConn Stamford Students Rub Elbows with Fed Chair During D.C. Visit

'Visiting the Federal Reserve, for an economist, is like a doctor visiting the top hospital in the country'

In an archival photo, Black students are taken from the old Wilbur Cross Library by Connecticut State Police.

‘Please Respond Personally’ Exhibit Remembers 1974 Black Student Protests at UConn

More than 200 students were arrested in April 1974 as part of a campaign to demand representation and resources for students of color

Jasmin Williams and Abigail Boursiquot reading their Match Day letters together.

Match Day Thrills at UConn School of Medicine

100 Percent Match for UConn School of Medicine Students on National Match Day

"Infused Sunset" by artist Sharon Smalls is on display as part of the "Symphony of Colors" exhibition at the Ferguson Library near UConn Stamford. The show was curated by Isabella Montenegro '19 (SFA)

UConn Connections Aplenty in ‘Symphony of Colors’ Art Exhibition in Stamford

'This show felt so special because a lot of the artists are my friends or people who I’ve become close with the past year'

Taylor Vander Laan, a social worker from Grand Rapids Mich., practices sharing his story during the Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work campaign school for social workers at the Hartford Club on Feb. 23, 2024.

UConn’s Campaign School for Social Workers Challenges Everyone Affected by Politics to Get Involved

'Politics can feel like an insiders’ game, so we work to give attendees the knowledge, skills, and confidence to participate'

Legislative Presentation

UConn Health: Putting Top Research into Medical Practice

UConn leadership, medical faculty present groundbreaking research techniques and innovations to legislative committee

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

UConn Among National Leaders in Fulbright U.S. Student Program

UConn had 10 students named to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in 2023-24, a record-setting number for the school

Guerlina Philogene '24 poses for a photo in the Business Building

UConn Senior Named Pickering Fellow

'I have always tried to be a peacemaker and interested in conflict resolution'

Kimberly Rosado '24 poses for a photo in the Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall

Withered Flowers: UConn Nursing Student Travels 3,000 Miles to Document an Epidemic of Underage Pregnancy

'I just want to advocate and create a positive social change in society'