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UConn Avery Point Campus Seen as Ripe for Enhancements
The University is eyeing Avery Point for potential enhancements that would build on its successes and promote holistic student success.
June 11, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
Ten Students Earn Awards From Gilman Foundation
Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community
June 3, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Chairman Rodney Butler ’99: ‘You’re Here for a Reason’
Samantha Gove '24 in conversation with the leader of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation about his time at UConn, what it takes to be a leader, and what Native students should never forget
May 8, 2024 | Combined Reports
UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship
The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching
April 24, 2024 | Briana Huett, Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement
Social Work, CLAS Professors Co-Lead Effort to Promote a Policy Agenda for Latino and Puerto Rican Communities in Connecticut
'The Latino Summit has not only marked a significant milestone in our collective journey towards empowerment but also established a new benchmark for meaningful dialogue and action'
March 7, 2024 | Ziba Kashef
Werth Institute Pilot Helping Students Turn Climate Passion into Sustainability Action
'In the classroom, you're talking about it with people, you're talking about the social impacts, you're learning about the physical impacts, the emotional – all of it'
March 5, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Work-Based Learning Programs Are the Future of Facilities Operations
The job market in the trades is extremely competitive right now and the work-based learning programs give UConn a jump on candidates
January 10, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Art Meets Science in ‘Floating Points’ Exhibition at AVS Gallery at Avery Point
The presence of microplastics in the world's oceans are the focus of the exhibition, which runs through Dec. 10
November 28, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn, Partners Investigate Impact of Windfarms on Marine Life
UConn welcomed Orsted and Eversource officials to Avery Point to launch an impact study on a project designed to power 350,000 homes in southern New England
November 15, 2023 | By Loretta Waldman, for the Office of the Vice President for Research
Neag School Alumna Kiana Foster-Mauro is Connecticut’s 2024 Teacher of the Year
Foster-Mauro ’20 (ED), ’21 MA will be recognized at a ceremony in Hartford in November, and is preparing an application for National Teacher of the Year
November 7, 2023 | Shawn Kornegay