University News
2019 Dodd Prize Goes to Justice Advocate
The 2019 Dodd Prize was awarded to equal justice advocate Bryan Stevenson.
November 8, 2019 | Tom Breen
UConn Recognized as a Leader in Educating Women Engineers
The ranking reflects data from a survey of 135,205 women engineering student and professional subscribers of Woman Engineer magazine.
November 8, 2019 | Eli Freund
Career Program Taps Critical Faculty-Student Connection
This year, the Center for Career Development launched an innovative program called “Career Everywhere” to recognize the key role that faculty members play in offering guidance.
October 18, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Magazine: The Shape of Storrs
UConn is UConn because glacial ice slid by 20,000 years ago and shaped the landscape that today includes our iconic Horsebarn Hill, writes Robert Thorson.
October 15, 2019 | Robert Thorson, professor of geology
Alumni Celebrate the UConn Experience
Hundreds of alumni came out to the Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum in East Hartford to celebrate the UConn experience.
October 11, 2019 | Peter Morenus
Startup That Recycles Toxic Sludge Wins UConn’s Wolff Competition
"We envision a day when companies like Ford and Apple are using our materials," said Nicholas Myers, who co-founded the company with Michael Martin '17 (ENG) '19 MS.
October 9, 2019 | Claire Hall
University Celebrates the Inauguration of the Sixteenth President
With a large contingent from the Greek community in attendance, the new president joked that he would need to call the ceremony “My Big Fat Greek Inauguration” -- a nod to the hit movie of nearly the same name.
October 4, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Lower-Income Connecticut Students to Get Free UConn Tuition under New Initiative
Children in Connecticut families with household incomes of $50,000 or below annually, will be able to come to UConn tuition-free under the plan.
October 4, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn’s Behind-the-Scenes Chronicler Honored with New Road Name
A professor and "official unofficial" photographer, Jerauld Manter documented life at UConn for over 50 years, during its most formative period.
October 3, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Releases Annual Safety Reports
The reports include the U.S.-mandated Clery Annual Security and Fire Safety Report and, a second, state-mandated annual overview.
September 25, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz