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July 18, 2026

Undergraduates

The School of Business building on October 1, 2020.

UConn’s Entrepreneurship Ranking Climbs in 2026 Princeton Review Findings

'We all have a vision of what can be better in the world'

November 17, 2025 | Claire Hall

Alumni Entrepreneurship

A young woman stands inside a large sculpture in the shape of the letter O.

Circuits in the Circus: Engineering Student Interns with Cirque du Soleil

‘UConn’s program offers me the ability to speak and understand such a wide breadth of things without being pigeonholed into one thing’

November 13, 2025 | Nora Broderick - University Communications

A man stands in front of an SUV.

UConn Student Chasing Dreams in Tornado Alley

Beyond the adrenaline rush, Jesse Gillett ’26 (SFA) says there’s something special that draws him like a magnet to document the fearsome weather phenomena

November 12, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips

Entrepreneurship

Stephanie Gilroy working in the Gervasi Lab

Meet the Undergraduate: Stephanie Gilroy ’26 (CAHNR)

Stephanie Gilroy has turned a love for animals into a promising research career focused on reproductive physiology

November 6, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery

A student posing in front of painted canvases

Meet the Undergraduate: Iris Yu ‘26 (CLAS, SFA)

Yu demonstrates her creativity through diverse artwork depicting the visual culture of the Asian body

October 31, 2025 | Esha Desai, for the OVPR

Research & Discovery UConn Voices

A student in front of a lightup geometric display

Meet the Undergraduate: Liam Tyler ‘28 (CLAS)

Inventing a smart solution for a perennial problem of dorm living

October 30, 2025 | Mac Murray

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Voices

A creepy scene featuring a yellow barn, wooden fence, bare trees, and mostly cloudy sky.

Misunderstood Monsters: Tales of Horror Are Far More Than Blood Splatter and Gore

'There’s just tremendous beauty and art and intelligence behind the greatest films in any category. Why do so many critics plug in the worst horror films for all horror?'

October 29, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips

A student in front of a colorful stained glass geometric window

Meet the Undergraduate: Stanley Lu ‘26 (BUS)

Supporting first-generation students at UConn’s Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills

October 21, 2025 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery UConn Voices

A black and white archival photo shows two students at a radio desk.

A Century of Sound at UConn’s WHUS

A new online archive explores 100 years and counting of student radio at UConn

October 17, 2025 | Nora Broderick - University Communications

Alumni

A student posing for a photo in the sunlight outside a UConn building

Meet the Undergraduate: Jennifer Gearin ‘28 (CLAS)

Gearin showcases her project ‘Mosaic’ as a part of the First-Year Women Werth Innovators Program

October 16, 2025 | Esha Desai, for the OVPR

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Voices

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