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Phoebe Szarek '17 (ENG) helps eighth grade students from Carmen Arace Middle School in Bloomfield build robotic hands at the Student Union Ballroom on Oct. 5, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn a Leader in Closing the Engineering Gender Gap

A recent report in The Washington Post says UConn saw the largest five-year gain in female engineering graduates among 90 public institutions nationally.

Nico Wright, ’18 works in Professor Michael Pettes’ mechanical engineering laboratory.

NSF Awards $3.5M to Support Diversity in STEM

A higher education alliance dedicated to expanding diversity in the STEM fields and led by UConn recently received a grant of $3.5 million to increase its efforts.

Melissa Jacques, a 2010 graduate in engineering, found a job working with jet engines at Pratt & Whitney soon after graduating. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

UConn Graduates Landing Jobs Quickly After Graduation

New figures underscore the effectiveness of UConn's career services, which help prepare students for jobs throughout their time on campus.

Students during a lecture in the Chemistry Building on March 13, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Earn Degrees More Quickly Than National Average

New data indicates that UConn students graduate in 4.2 years, almost a full year ahead of the average bachelor’s degree candidate at 3,600 post-secondary institutions in the U.S.

Student mentor Lisa Iwanicki '18 (NUR) shows Troy Stefanski '18 (CLAS) the Major Experience program's online tool at The Beanery café. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

New Program Helps Students Choose Major with Confidence

The Major Experience provides information and advice to students as they explore possible college majors – even if they have already declared their major.

A view of the NextGen Residence Hall, under construction on July 11, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

NextGen Hall Welcomes First Students

A new 727-bed residence hall, the first building completed under the Next Generation Connecticut initiative, is now open.

From left, Cyrene Nicholas of Branford, Naaol Shupare of Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Akriti Mishra of West Hartford, members of the Class of 2020. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Class of 2020 Sets New Record for Diversity, Number of Vals, Sals

'UConn had everything I was looking for,' says Naaol Shupare, who is among 5,100 freshmen starting classes on Aug. 29.

IBM Interns: Jason Barry on June 15, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

IBM Internship Changes Student’s Career Plans

The rising junior went into his internship planning to be a software developer. Now he hopes to become a technology manager.

Swimmer. (iStock Photo)

Early Standouts May Not Make Future Champions

A UConn researcher says U.S. sports focus too much on early performance, and that undermines our country’s potential success in the Olympics.

Melissa Gonzalez playing with the U.S. Field Hockey Team. (Photo by Mark Palczewski)

UConn Alumna to Lead USA Field Hockey at Rio Olympics

Melissa Gonzalez will compete in the Olympics for a second time, this time as a Team USA captain.