University News
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.
December 5, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
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.
November 24, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Gets “Skin Smart,” Earns National Skin Cancer Prevention Recognition
UConn is one of just 11 universities to win the distinction of being a Platinum-level Skin Smart Campus for its dedication to preventing skin cancer.
November 20, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Reminds Campuses About Inclement Weather Policies
Guidance on early releases, delays or cancellations due to inclement weather.
November 11, 2019 | Combined Reports
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