University News

An aerial view of UConn's Storrs campus. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Noted Attorney and UConn Alum Appointed to Board of Trustees

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has appointed Kevin J. O’Connor, former U.S. Attorney for Connecticut and former U.S. Associate Attorney General, as a UConn trustee.

UConn Foundation president Josh Newton. (G.J. McCarthy for UConn Foundation)

UConn Foundation President Joshua Newton to Step Down Midsummer

The Foundation raised nearly $400 million during Newton's five-year tenure, reshaped alumni programs, and grew the endowment by 30 percent.

The UConn wordmark, in white on a navy background.

UConn Faces Challenges in Setting FY19 Budgets

Reflecting reductions in state financial support and rising fringe benefit costs, UConn’s proposed FY19 budget was released today, prior to a Board of Trustees vote on June 27.

The Engineering and Science Building will open in the fall, with researchers moving beginning in July. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Celebrates Opening of Innovative New Engineering & Science Building

The new building addresses a pressing need for space within the School of Engineering, where enrollment has doubled over the past decade.

The Stamford Campus. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Success of Stamford Student Housing Prompts UConn to Offer More

In response to student demand, the University is adding about 120 more beds in apartment buildings close to the Stamford Campus, starting this fall.

Merlon Pinnock '15 MBA, center, and Oneil McCaulsky, both of Poughkeepsie New York with Jonathan the Husky at a New York Mets baseball game at Citi Field in Queens New York on June 3, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Nation in Force at Citi Field

More than 500 alumni attended the Mets game Sunday in Queens, New York, which began with Dan Hurley, head coach of UConn Men's Basketball, throwing the ceremonial first pitch to an alum.

A view of the Facilities Operations Center on April 4, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Operations Center Keeps an Eye on UConn 24/7

From dealing with lockouts, to monitoring the power supply and making sure security cameras are functioning, the Operations Center provides 24-7 coverage to students and staff all across the Storrs campus.

Kevin Michaud, a sub-contractor for conEdison Solutions, hangs a new LED light fixture in an office at the Biology/Physics Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

SLED Lighting Program is a Bright Idea

The University is in the midst of a five-year program to convert the lighting on campus to LED, to reduce energy consumption and costs.

President Susan Herbst will step down in summer 2019, after eight years as president of the University of Connecticut. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Herbst to Step Down as President in Summer 2019

Herbst is the 15th president of the University, and the first woman to hold the position since the school was founded in 1881.

Albert Gurdon Gulley Hall. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

President’s Letter to the University Community

"UConn has come so far since its founding nearly 140 years ago and it has all the right ingredients to go further still," writes President Herbst.