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President Joe Biden speaks during the dedication ceremony of The Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut main campus in Storrs on Oct. 15, 2021.

Biden Visit Emphasizes Intersection of Human Rights Scholarship, Activism, and Policy Making

The President of the United States visited Storrs for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights Read more.
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UConn Professor Advises Hallmark Channel Holiday Movie

"You, Me and the Christmas Trees” has a distinct UConn vibe, despite being filmed on the other side of the continent Read more.
Pratt & Whitney Scholars will receive $10,000 per year in financial aid, in addition to several other benefits.

New Pratt & Whitney Scholars Program to Benefit UConn Engineering Students

Applications are now open; First cohort awardees will be announced in January 2022 Read more.

Governor, Lawmakers Visit UConn Health to Celebrate University’s Record-Breaking Research Funding

University-wide, researchers received more than $375M in external funding in the last fiscal year Read more.

Retired Professor Offers $100K Matching Gift to Save Veterans’ Entrepreneurship Program

A program that has put UConn on the map for veteran entrepreneurship Read more.
A graphic depicting new head football coach Jim Mora.

UConn Names Jim Mora as Next Head Football Coach

Mora will be the 32nd head coach in the history of the program, which dates to 1896 Read more.
Jordan Buslewicz ’23 (ENG) tests a wastewater sample with Kingfisher Apex robot at the Microbial Analysis, Resources, and Services (MARS) facility. The Apex has quadrupled the number of daily samples that MARS personnel can test for COVID-19 (Lisa Nigro/MARS).

UConn Established as Center of Excellence for Wastewater-based COVID-19 Surveillance

UConn was one of the first universities in the country to implement the testing to detect COVID-19 Read more.

UConn in the News

The Washington Post

Biden: U.S. Leadership on Human Rights Depends on Our Record at Home

Hartford Business Journal

UConn Entrepreneurship Head Sees Cannabis As Possible Growth Engine

NBC Connecticut

State Seeing Deadly Trend On Roadways

Yahoo! News

Skeptical of Financial Pledges, Developing Nations Continue to Seek ‘Climate Justice’

The New York Times

Tomb of the Unknowns Welcomes the Public for First Time in 73 Years

Stamford Advocate

As Fintech Firms Rise in CT, UConn to Launch Master’s Program to Meet Demand

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