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Architect's rendering of the new high-tech classrooms at the UConn School of Law.

Welsh Family Gives Technology For New Classrooms

The Welsh family donation allowed the UConn School of Law to equip the classrooms with equipment to greatly improve distance learning and small group collaborations. Read more.
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UConn Wins Record Grants and Contracts Funding in FY2020

In fiscal year 2020, researchers from UConn and UConn Health secured nearly $286 million in research and other types of sponsored funding, the most in the University’s history. Read more.
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‘The Great Derangement,’ Novelist Ghosh’s Meditation on Climate Change, is 2020-21 UConn Reads Selection

"The Great Derangement," a meditation on society's response to climate change, has been selected as the UConn Reads text for the 2020-21 academic year. Read more.
dr. birx speaks

White House’s Dr. Deborah Birx Praises Efforts of UConn

Dr. Deborah Birx paid a visit to UConn Hartford recently, praising the University's efforts in combating the spread of COVID-19. Read more.
Leaves illuminated by sunlight as they drift in front of the large UConn sign on the Storrs campus

Former Trustee Chairman Donates $1M to UConn

John W. Rowe, former chairman of the UConn Board of Trustees, has stepped up to help students facing financial troubles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
Mother reading a book to her child

Identifying Dyslexia Early

The AppRise project uses a free, game-like app to help teachers assess kids as young as five and get them the help they need to learn to read. Read more.

Stretching Makes the Superconductor

Superconductors could make everything from the power grid to personal computers more efficient. UConn researcher Ilya Sochnikov and his students are working to better understand these materials. Read more.

UConn in the News

The New York Times

Businesses Trying to Rebound After Unrest Face a Challenge: Not Enough Insurance

Politico

Harris Has the Potential To Change the Face of U.S. Politics

Bloomberg

In a Pandemic, Every Day Is Bring-Your-Child-to-Work Day

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Reformers Want Faster Ph.D.s. They’re Wrong.

The New York Times

How to Be an Active Bystander When You See Casual Racism

USA Today

The Kids Aren’t Alright: COVID-Fueled Stress Eating, Inequities, Lack of Fitness Expected to Boost Obesity

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