Tolland County

Trees in autumn

The Many Lives of the UConn Forest

The UConn Forest consists of 2,100 acres of living laboratory and a natural classroom supporting academic, research, sustainability, and outreach programs

Man drills core sample in foundation.

Researchers Aim to Predict the Probability of Concrete Foundation Failure in Connecticut Homes

UConn recently received an additional $4 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to better understand the effects of the concrete-degrading mineral pyrrhotite

Male student presents work at exhibit

Exhibition Showcases New Perspectives on UConn Forest

Landscape Architecture students explored a changing environment, the impacts of human activity, and ways to make land more sustainable with a unique exhibition

Bill Holley celebrating

A Very ‘Holley Family’ Christmas, Now Cancer-Free

Connecticut Man Now Cancer Free Thanks to Powerful Immunotherapy Care He Received at the UConn Health Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

During the first week of the Summer Institute, high school students and teachers delved into learning about human rights issues together – a unique, highly intentional, and unexpectedly successful aspect of the program.

Human Rights Close to Home: A Unique Civics Education Program for K-12 Students, Supported By the Redstone Family Foundation, Launched at UConn

'I think we fundamentally underestimate how much our kids can learn even about the biggest and most important issues of today. We just need to teach them in ways that are relatable'

Graduate students Julie Sandberg, left, Kevin Howson and Jacob Hyler present their research on installing solar canopies on campus during "The Sustainable Clean Energy Summit:Decarbonizing Society and the Grid" at the Student Union Theater

Opportunity Lights Up UConn Sustainable Energy Summit

'Make no mistake - UConn is going to hit its decarbonization goals and become a national leader in sustainable clean energy research and education'

aerial photo of Kellogg Dairy Center

UConn’s Kellogg Dairy Center Named New England Green Pastures Winner

This award recognizes an outstanding dairy farm for overall farm management and operation, and considers a farm's contributions to the state and regional agricultural community

Shoppers in Storrs Center.

Risks and Rewards: New Initiative Connects UConn Actuarial Science Students with Local Small Businesses

'You're running a business now, and you're running it every day, and you see the profits every day, but you don't always plan for the big things that might happen'

SOM Class of 2023 Paige Holden

Match Day Exhilaration Returns to UConn Medical School

It's a match! 110 soon-to-be UConn-produced doctors ripped open their white envelopes to reveal their future medical residency destinies

Ethan Hanzlik looks at the “Feel Your Best Self Theme Song” music video featuring the song he wrote for the Feel Your Better Self program in his father’s office in the Music Building

Teenage Composer, Producer of Feel Your Best Self Theme Song: ‘It All Will Be OK’

The Mansfield 17-year-old's composition captures the dynamic of a multidisciplinary collaboration between the School of Fine Arts and the Neag School of Education