Student life

Two women posing for a photo in front of a backdrop that says LCOY USA

UConn Student Represents US in UN Global Youth Statement

Youth climate leaders work together to ensure their voices are heard by the world

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Welcome Home, Huskies

The fall 2025 semester officially starts when classes convene on Monday, Aug. 25

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UConn Students Explore Entrepreneurship Across Borders Through an Abrahamic Lens

The program will be offered again in Spring 2026

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Talented Newcomers and Returning Students Starting New Academic Year at UConn

The Class of 2029 includes a record 4,715 new students at Storrs and 1,850 at Stamford, Hartford, Waterbury, and Avery Point

Four students give a presentation on a large screen, with a Macy's logo visible on a podium.

Macy’s Welcomes Four UConn Business Grad Students to Explore Sustainable Practices

‘This is one of the experiences that makes the UConn program distinctive’

Caitlin Noonan in her C2E2 lab

From Scraps to Solutions: Engineering Student Transforms Campus Food Waste into Carbon Capture Material

Caitlin Noonan ’26 (ENG) created a highly-porous material from biochar, ideal for trapping gas molecules like CO₂

An exterior view of a glass-paneled building in front of a blue sky on the UConn Stamford campus.

Students Find Their Superpower at “Mission: Momentum”

UConn Stamford Hosts Day of Career Exploration, Connection, and Confidence-Building for Regional Campus Students

James Marks, 25, of Guilford and Zach Giguere, 24.

UConn Medical Students Bike Cross-Country for Suicide Prevention

UConn School of Medicine students’ Coast-2-Coast bike trek raises over $20,000 for mental health research

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Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship on Display in Farmington

Summer Research Day celebrates accomplishments of UConn student researchers in the TIP Innovation Fellowship and Health Research programs

Josephine Burke, a young woman with long curly brown hair wearing an off-white long-sleeved shirt, smiles for photo in front of some trees and bushes.

Prison-Banned Books Inspire Examination of Education while Incarcerated for Ambitious UConn Undergrad

'One thing that attracts me to a career in academia is the connection with students and student organizing that has been a huge part of activism in American history'