University News

Carol Morris, MD, Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, KCSL, and Erica Taylor, MD, MBA.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin’s Mentees Honored at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Awards Event

Dr. Carol Morris and Dr. Erica D. Taylor recognized at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2025 Annual Meeting.

Four people with hard hats and ceremonial sledgehammers stand in front of a white wall.

Bailey Student-Athlete Success Center Will Transform College Experience for Huskies

The state-of-the-art facility will see a comprehensive renovation of the 70-year-old Greer Field House complex

Wilbur Cross with fall foliage. Oct. 12, 2021.

UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

The Provost's Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching

Scenes from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony three in Gampel Pavilion on May 5, 2024.

2025 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Speakers from a broad range of fields and backgrounds will share their wisdom with UConn's Class of 2025

A large group of people stands in front of a building's doors, cutting a ceremonial ribbon.

UConn Waterbury Joins Community to Dedicate The Neil O’Leary Building

'Mayor O’Leary recognized the potential of this structure when many considered it beyond saving'

Students at UConn Hartford

UConn to Offer Housing Option Near Hartford Campus Starting in Fall 2025

'UConn Hartford’s new café and its student housing plans are examples of the University’s commitment to partnering with the City of Hartford'

Dramatic lighting of banners hanging over a crowd.

UConn Launches Largest Campaign in University History

The ambitious $1.5B 'Because of UConn' Campaign puts students first in four-pillar mission

UConn Health patient Rafael Azevedo at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta celebrating after successfully landing a plane during his high-tech flight simulator training experience.

Against All Odds: Man Pursues Goal of Becoming a Pilot After Overcoming Rare ‘Suicide Disease’

From UConn to Delta Air Lines, Rafael Azevedo of Brazil Finds Help and Hope.

Kristina Dubois

Commencement Student Speaker Spotlight: Kristina Dubois

Dubois is a DMD candidate in the UConn School of Dental Medicine and is a student speaker for UConn Health’s 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025

Drone morning shot of UConn Avery Point Campus

UConn Adds Popular New Major at Avery Point, Gathers Information on Housing Proposal

'This will be a very important addition – it is one of the largest majors at UConn and very popular with our students'