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Mountains in the distance, wetlands in the foreground.

Geoscientist Among First Projects Approved by National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot 

Lijing Wang, who joins UConn in August, will develop AI models for mountain water flow that aid in climate change predictions

Professors Jeffrey Dudas and Stephen Dyson record a podcast episode about Taylor Swift.

Listen Up: UConn Popcast Digs Deep on Culture and Society

Two professors of political science at UConn analyze popular culture through the lens of the humanities

Mark Urban in the Arctic

Arctic-Focused Climate Change Research Initiative Earns Coveted $15 Million NSF Award

UConn Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Mark Urban will co-lead the EvoME Institute, a six-year, multi-disciplinary collaboration of experts from 14 institutions led by Woodwell Climate Research Center, UConn, and Columbia University

Aerial shot of UConn's main campus in Storrs.

UConn Provost Announces Awards for Outstanding Service

The Provost’s Outstanding Service Award (POSA) is designed to honor and recognize those who have demonstrated excellence in service to the University of Connecticut. The award will honor faculty whose service is exemplary and has made an indelible impact in one or more areas to enhance the University’s mission in teaching, research, service, or engagement

A frightened child holds up a hand, palm extended.

Relationship Study Says Parental Acceptance in Childhood Predicts Ability to Forgive as Adults

'Your childhood rejection experiences can bully you for the rest of your life'

Detail of a cast iron frame at the Steinway & Sons factory.

Generous Gift Provides Superior Quality Steinway Pianos for UConn’s Music Students

The gift also moves UConn closer to prestigious All-Steinway School designation

Workers use a crane to deliver the Spirit Rock to a new home at the South Campus Commons.

Spirit Rock Settles Into New Home in Central Quad of Storrs Campus

The iconic rock has had many homes on campus since the 1940s

Truck Parking

Reducing Big Rig Parking Problems

UConn is working with the state and federal Department of Transportation to develop an app that will find safe parking places for truckers

Woman works in lab

Innovative Algae Technologies Help UConn Teams Advance in National Competition

The interdisciplinary teams will develop sustainable, algae-based products for use as a poultry feed supplement and food preservative

The UConn Formula SAE team examines their vehicle during the competition at Michigan International Speedway.  

Driven to Succeed: UConn Formula SAE Makes History with 4th Place Win

The annual competition, organized by SAE International, challenges students to conceive, design, fabricate, develop, and compete with high performance "formula" vehicles