University News

Chefs workign in a culinary competition

20th Culinary Olympics Showcases Skills of Dining Services Chefs

UConn’s Department of Dining Services will hold its 20th Culinary Olympics on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Rome Ballroom in Storrs.

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UConn Ranked No. 11 in Sustainability University Rankings

UConn is just one of two United States institutions to be ranked in top 20.

Cheerleaders practicing a routine.

UConn Cheerleading Returns To National Competition

Huskies will compete at Universal Cheerleaders Association nationals in Orlando later this month.

Rebecca Lobo with her arms raised.

Lobo Named Recipient of NCAA Silver Anniversary Award

The NCAA will recognize Lobo and the other honorees during the 2020 NCAA Convention on Jan. 22 in Anaheim, Calif.

UConn Rhodes Scholar Wawa Gatheru is applauded by state lawmakers in Hartford.

Wawa Gatheru, UConn’s First Rhodes Scholar, Honored by State Leaders at Capitol

UConn's first Rhodes Scholar, Wawa Gatheru, was honored by Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers at the state Capitol in Hartford.

Synchrony Digital Technology Center Dedicated; Gift to Connecticut Commitment Announced

Synchrony donates $1 million to the Connecticut Commitment as its new Digital Technology Center opens at UConn Stamford.

An exterior picture of the Austin Building, home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

UConn Receives $3M Gift For Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research

An anonymous donor has gifted $3 million to endow two new research positions in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

A sunrise over Storrs.

UConn Adopts New Five-Year Tuition Plan With Lowest Increases in Recent History

The UConn Board of Trustees has adopted a tuition plan that calls for the lowest increase in recent history.

UConn Proposes Five-Year Tuition Plan With Lowest Increases in Recent History

UConn's new five-year tuition proposal was crafted with the goal of balancing affordability with protecting and strengthening academic quality.

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru standing in the Student Union. She is UConn's first Rhodes Scholar.

Student Leader Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru Named UConn’s First Rhodes Scholar

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru, a highly accomplished student leader whose academic achievements have garnered national recognition, has been selected as the University of Connecticut’s first Rhodes Scholar.