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$750,000 Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand NE Humanities Consortium Faculty of Color Working Group

UConn's Humanities Institute has won a $750,000 grant to expand a working group for faculty members of color in the 12-member New England Humanities Consortium.

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UConn-made COVID-19 Mask Solution Coming to Market

Licensing deal with Connecticut Biotech of South Windsor enables commercial production of custom-fit mask frames developed by UConn’s Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering.

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A Message to UConn About Plans for Fall 2020

A message to the UConn community with details about plans for the Fall 2020 semester.

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A Statement From UConn on DACA

A statement from the University of Connecticut on the DACA program.

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A Message From President Katsouleas on Fall 2020

President Thomas Katsouleas writes to the UConn community with an update on plans for the fall semester.

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Franklin A. Tuitt Named Chief Diversity Officer

Franklin A. Tuitt, who has over two decades of higher education administration experience, has been named Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Connecticut. He will officially begin his duties in July 2020.

UConn Faculty Members Win Prestigious Research Awards

Seven UConn faculty members have been named National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award winners.

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Huskies Forever: UConn Celebrates First ‘Virtual’ Commencement

Although the COVID-19 pandemic made a traditional commencement impossible, UConn found a way to provide a special day for its nearly 9,000 graduates.

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Love, Your Family

UConn Today asked various parents and siblings to pen a letter to their graduate and share their feelings during this time of both celebration and challenges.

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UConn Receives National Honor for Commitment to First-Generation Students’ Success

A quarter of UConn Storrs students, and half the undergraduates attending regional campuses, are first-generation college students, and UConn's efforts to serve them have gained national recognition.