Undergraduates

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UConn Stamford Students Win Medals at FISU American Games

Melvy Alvarez and David Yehenara both earned medals in taekwondo and look to the future for continued success

Students and faculty plant flowers against a concrete wall in a prison yard.

UConn Students Bring Landscape Design to Connecticut Correctional Facilities 

Through a partnership with UConn’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, landscape architecture students are gaining hands-on experience while exploring how thoughtful design can help create healthier correctional environments

A nuclear power station with two large cooling towers releasing steam across a rural landscape.

NASA Scholarship Launches UConn Engineer’s Path to Sustainable Energy Innovation

Chemical engineering student Evan Piotrowski has been awarded the NASA CT Space Grant in recognition of his academic excellence and undergraduate research

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Summer Research Experiences Give Students Career-Building Boost

Posters and presentations at 2026 Summer Research Day highlight impact of mentored, hands-on student experiences at UConn Health.

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Elena Camacho’s Innovating Plant Protein-Rich Foods as PURIS Intern

'I am able to work in both the lab and kitchen applying what I’ve learned, and gaining hands on experience with product development. You get that mix – it’s the best of both worlds'

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Community Excitement, Full Occupancy Mark Opening of Hartford Student Housing

'UConn is Hartford, and Hartford is UConn'

A native flower meadow including yellow, white, and purple flowers, with a stand of trees in the background.

UConn Student Working for Fewer Lawns and More Meadows Across CT

Rethinking the lawn, to support biodiversity and sustainability

A view of the Innovation Partnership Building on Aug. 6, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A New Path for Rising Tech Talent

New Tech Park Talent Incubator presents UConn first-year students with early chance to establish career path

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‘A Hunger to Contribute’ – A Conversation with Provost Pamir Alpay

'We consider ourselves strategists. We help people make decisions about the technology that they employ'

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UConn Formula SAE Team Places In Top Five Nationally

The team is open to all students, and has succeeded with the help of students from all disciplines including engineering, business, finance, marketing, and more