University News
UConn Welcomes Class of 2030, Joining Thousands of Returning Huskies for New Semester
About 6,400 first-year students will join UConn Nation this week, including 4,500 at UConn Storrs and 1,900 at the regional campuses
August 26, 2026 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
CT AHEC and Public Health Department Sanitarians Team Up With Teens for Workshop to Solve a Food Illness Outbreak
CT AHEC's Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) program in action.
August 25, 2026 | Barbara O’Neill, CT AHEC
From Silence to Systems Change: Connecticut Moves Menopause Equity Forward
UConn Health Disparities Institute’s Menopause Equity Initiative (MEI) contributes to policy changes bringing real change to people’s lives.
August 25, 2026 | Health Disparities Institute (HDI)
Exploring Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer
UConn School of Medicine is advancing the future of pancreatic care with Encapsulate, Inc., a precision medicine start-up company at the UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP).
August 21, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
Training Connecticut’s Next Generation of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Disease Researchers
The future healthcare workforce to help advance critical research in nephrology, urology, and hematology is being built right here in Connecticut.
August 20, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
Community Excitement, Full Occupancy Mark Opening of Hartford Student Housing
'UConn is Hartford, and Hartford is UConn'
August 17, 2026 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
UConn’s Largest Medical School Class Yet Dons 117 New White Coats
August 14 marked the annual White Coat Ceremony milestone for the incoming Class of 2030 at UConn School of Medicine.
August 14, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
For the Love of UConn
UConn School of Medicine 2026 Annual Report
August 14, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
School of Medicine 2026 Faculty Appointments
The Academic Affairs Subcommittee of the Board of Directors at UConn Health announced this August the new senior rank appointments for UConn School of Medicine faculty.
August 11, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
Courage: A UConn Medical Student’s Journey Battling Brain Cancer
“I now want to help people like me!” says future doctor Ethan Gasteyer sharing how he has received "endless support" from those at UConn. “Huskies are amazing!”
August 10, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine