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Groups of students walk across campus, including a student on a bike. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Incoming Students Set New Records

The 6,000 new Huskies include the most diverse and high-achieving freshman class to date.

Drew Vandemore '15 (CAHNR), left, and Jasmine Kirkland '16 (CAHNR) paint 'Welcome to UConn' on the rock near the UConn Foundation Building on Aug. 20, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Class of 2018 Inaugurates New Tradition

A new-style Convocation on Friday for incoming freshmen at Storrs will mark the beginning of their UConn journeys.

Future Physicians and Dentists Arrive at UConn Health

Incoming UConn Health students – 144-strong – began the year with the presentation of the iconic white coats.

UConn Joins Folger Institute Consortium

Consortium membership expands opportunities for UConn humanities researchers at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

Five year old disabled boy in wheelchair lovingly surrounded by his three older brother and sisters (istock photo)

Redefine View of Disabled, Says UConn Researcher

Family studies professor Laura Mauldin argues that disability comes with a culture, and should not be seen just as a medical condition.

Graduate student Zareen Thomas, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, is currently in Colombia, studying the relationship between community, youth organizations, and marginalized urban youth, thanks to a Fulbright fellowship.

Four UConn Students Receive Fulbright Awards for 2014-15

Two recent graduates, a graduate student, and an undergraduate have received fellowships under this prestigious international program.

UConn Health September Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in September and early October 2014.

Digital illustration of the Ebola Virus (istock photo)

UConn Biologist on West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak

Professor Kenneth Noll discusses the largest outbreak on record and why it is unlikely to spread to the U.S.

From left: Philip Montgomery, Julian Rose and Kitsha Alvarado, and Jeremy Figueroa-Ortiz (right) are among more than 200 graduates of Aetna Health Professions Partnership programs at UConn Health. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was the keynote speaker at their closing ceremony Friday. Dr. Marja Hurley (right) is director of the Health Career Opportunity Programs at UConn Health. Photo by Janine Gelineau

UConn Program Interests Youth in Health Careers

The Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative prepares students from populations underrepresented in health care fields for academic success.

The 'walkability' of cities can have long-term health benefits. (istock photo)

Older Cities May Be Good for Your Health

Older cities with compact neighborhoods that encourage walking and biking are healthier places to live than many newer cities.