University News
CT Transit Bus Service Expands to Storrs Campus
The service will enable students, faculty, and staff to travel to UConn Hartford and Union Station, and make connections for UConn Health, other local and express buses, and soon – via commuter rail – to Bradley Airport.
UConn, URI Win Navy Grant for Undersea Engineering Program
The region is the primary supplier of Naval submarines and home to some 600 firms that provide parts for the submarine fleet.
Philanthropist, UConn Donor Dr. Raymond Sackler Dies
Dr. Sackler and his wife Beverly generously supported the University – especially in the arts, human rights, and medical research – for more than 30 years.
McHugh Stepping Down as UConn Board Chair
After eight years serving as chair of the University's Board of Trustees during a period of great growth and success, Larry McHugh will step down at the end of his current term. He will continue to serve, however, until Gov. Malloy nominates a successor.
UConn Adopts Provisional FY18 Spending Plan, Pending New State Data
UConn’s Board of Trustees adopted baseline FY18 spending plans on Wednesday to carry the University into the new budget year, but will meet again later to adopt new versions once the General Assembly adopts a statewide budget.
UConn Facing Budget Uncertainty as State Struggles to Adopt Spending Plan
UConn faces one of its most challenging financial years in recent history, as it works to prepare its FY18 budget.
Babbidge Library Begins New Chapter with Renovation
The current work is the first phase of a five-year renovation that adapts to the evolution in academic libraries driven by the surge in digitized information and the changing way campus communities use library facilities.
UConn Inviting Hotel Proposals from Private Sector
Developers are encouraged to submit proposals for a hotel with about 100 rooms on the UConn-owned parcel at the corner of Route 195 and South Eagleville Road.
Summer Construction Ramps Up at UConn
Traffic patterns will be changed on several on-campus roads all summer due to the projects, including one-way-only restrictions on parts of North Eagleville and Hillside roads.
UConn Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
The University of Connecticut is among the top 10 producers of Fulbright Scholars from research institutions this year. The University has seven Fulbright Scholars on its faculty who will be teaching and performing research around the world in the 2016-17 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The […]