Ruthann Pritchard with daughter Samantha Calzone

A Daughter’s Legacy Helps Students Pursue Their Dreams

The Samantha Calzone Scholarship is awarded annually to support the education of students who, like Samantha, are animal science majors and members of the Equestrian Team Read more.

Jonathan XIV and Jonathan XV sit next to the Husky Statue

With the ‘Changing of the Collar,’ Jonathan XV Becoming UConn’s Top Dog

The 10-month-old Siberian husky will officially take over as UConn’s mascot in a “Changing of the Collar” ceremony Sunday at halftime on Gampel Pavilion’s center court during the men’s basketball game Read more.

HuskyTHON students holding up the total amount they raised during this years' HuskyTHON

HuskyTHON Raises Over $1.7 Million For The Kids

The annual dance marathon raised $1,736,591.22 for Connecticut Children's Read more.

UConn Awarded $4.5M DOE Grant to Benefit Grid Reliability for Transmission and Distribution Systems

The project team will create open-source data visualization tools to display information about renewable energy sources and distributed energy resources Read more.

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

UConn Applications Skyrocket to Record High, Far Surpassing 50,000 for First Time

More than 56,700 aspiring Huskies have already applied for spots in this fall’s entering class Read more.

Forecasting Wind Energy

Using a novel computer program, UConn researchers are now able to forecast weather, identify climate projections, and assess wind turbine performance like never before. Read more.

Owner of a small business hangs a sign that says "Open" in his shop window.

New Analysis from UConn: Where in the U.S. Do Small Businesses Live the Longest?

Businesses, like people, have life expectancies, and a new metric helps measure them Read more.

UConn Among National Leaders in Fulbright U.S. Student Program

UConn had 10 students named to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in 2023-24, a record-setting number for the school Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Prince Marvin

Alum Marvin Prince gives color commentary on his role as a producer and Danette on top sports broadcast “The Dan Patrick Show.” Read more.

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