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U.S. National Science Foundation Announces Transformational Award to Connecticut’s Quantum Tech Sector
'NSF Engines investments in critical technologies and future industries will transform America’s innovation infrastructure for decades to come'
July 14, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
‘We the People’ Holds a Mirror to the US at 250
Smith traveled around the country the last three years for his photographic essay “We the People: America in the 21st Century”
July 14, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn Students Help Reimagine New Haven’s Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
Students from UConn’s landscape architecture program collaborated with the Community Placemaking Engagement Network (CPEN) to develop designs for reinvigorating a 56-mile stretch of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
July 14, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Deep Roots
Worthley is working in partnership with the nonprofit Connecticut Humanities and it’s America 250 Connecticut program to distribute the the 100-or-so baby white oak tree seedlings, many the direct descendants of the original Charter Oak, to community partners around the state later this year
July 13, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance, and Izzy Harris
Designating the State Rock: A Dazzling Educational Experience
Here's the stone-cold truth: a team effort by UConn and Mansfield educators has built a rock-solid foundation for holistic learning across the state
July 10, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Tagging of the Horseshoe Crab
Getting muddy to discover more about a species older than dinosaurs
July 8, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications, and Sydney Herdle
Benton Museum Examines America at 250 with Wide-Ranging Exhibitions
The show prompts visitors to think about America as a place, an identity, and an idea
July 8, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
New Materials: New Possibilities
From smartphones and computers to medical devices and clean energy technologies, the future depends on materials that are faster, smarter, and more efficient
July 7, 2026 | Thomas Rettig
Two From UConn Named Fulbright U.S. Student Program Finalists
The program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world
July 7, 2026 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Veterans and UConn Work for Access to Advanced Stroke Rehab
'As our country approaches its 250th birthday, it is fitting to give quality care to the vets who struggled and sacrificed'
July 2, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications