Out of the Blue
UConn Ph.D. Uses High-Tech Tools to Help Urban Planners Make Cities Safer
Research grounded in a simple idea: the environment can shape human safety both directly and indirectly
April 29, 2026 | Mac Murray
Meet the Graduate: Malak Nechnach ’26 (CLAS)
From Morocco to UConn, Malak Nechnach helps first-year students find their footing just like she did
April 29, 2026 | Esha Desai, OVPR
New UConn-Dartmouth Study: Racial Diversity in Higher Ed Leads to Higher Salaries for Grads
Researchers examined more than 6,000 cohorts of MBA and law students over several decades and found that having even one additional minority student among a cohort of 100 students increased starting salaries cumulatively across the cohort by up to $30,000
April 29, 2026 | Claire Hall
UConn Library Lab Wins Prestigious Sustainability Designation
The Conservation Lab - which oversees the library's collections - is the first at UConn to earn Gold Certification from My Green Lab
April 28, 2026 | Nora Broderick - University Communications
Advanced Journalism Class Tests Students’ Abilities
Publication Practice is unique each semester with a different instructor and topic to give students the opportunity to delve into a single topic and become experts in it.
April 28, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Finishing College Meant Surviving Foster Care, Soon-To-Be Grad Targets Helping Others
Her project, “Foster Care to Campus Care,” included the creation of a brochure detailing precisely where foster-experienced students can go for resources
April 27, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Innovation Quest Selects Five Top Startups, Ranging from Manufacturing Innovation to New Hair-Care Option
The student entrepreneurs impressed the judges with both the quality of their ideas and their dedication to bringing them to market
April 23, 2026 | Claire Hall
Farhad Imani Wins NSF CAREER Award to Build Manufacturing Systems That Think
Automation dominates modern factories, but much of it still breaks when parts vary, damage is uncertain, and expert judgement is required. Farhad Imani’s project targets this failure by developing robotic manufacturing systems that can sense change and adapt in real time
April 21, 2026 | Sarah Redmond - College of Engineering
TCS Initiative Positions Startups for Growth
The LaunchPad program offers early-stage companies not ready for dedicated lab or office space access to high-value services, mentorship, and community benefits available through UConn's Technology Incubation Program
April 20, 2026 | Loretta Waldman
UConn Magazine: Into the Exosphere
Before she reported on the stars of outer space professionally, Jackie Wattles spent her UConn journalism days reporting on the stars of student government
April 17, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications