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The Class of 2020 spells out UConn on the Great Lawn on Aug. 27, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Class of 2020: Let the UConn Story Begin!

After an official welcome from the University Friday evening, the next morning more than 3,000 freshmen posed for their class photo on the Great Lawn. Read more.

From left, Cyrene Nicholas of Branford, Naaol Shupare of Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Akriti Mishra of West Hartford, members of the Class of 2020. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Class of 2020 Sets New Record for Diversity, Number of Vals, Sals

'UConn had everything I was looking for,' says Naaol Shupare, who is among 5,100 freshmen starting classes on Aug. 29. Read more.

A view of the NextGen Residence Hall, under construction on July 11, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

NextGen Hall Welcomes First Students

A new 727-bed residence hall, the first building completed under the Next Generation Connecticut initiative, is now open. Read more.

New Medical Curriculum Reflects Changes in Field

The Class of 2020 is the first to learn under a new four-year curriculum in a facility that has also been transformed. Read more.

Law School Dean Timothy S. Fisher, center, and students on the campus of UConn Law. (Lanny Nagler Photography for UConn)

UConn Law Degree ‘Pays Off’

The UConn School of Law is in the top 10 'law schools that pay off,' according to a new analysis by U.S. News & World Report. Read more.

An artist's rendering of the student housing planned for the Stamford Campus. Expected to open for fall 2017, the apartments would house about 300 students.

Trustees Approve Historic Stamford Housing Plan

Apartments expected to open for fall 2017 would house about 300 students. Read more.

UConn in the News

USA Today

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NPR

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CNN

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Science Daily

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CNN

Driving While Distracted: Parents do it, too

The Telegraph

If your parents live past 70, there’s a higher chance you will too

Fortune

Two Years After Ferguson, What Has Changed?

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