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The UConn-branded water towers sits behind the Towers residence halls
UConn Welcomes Record-Setting New Class at Storrs, Regional Campuses

UConn is welcoming a record number of first-year students this weekend Read more.

UConn cheese and medals

Cheese Champions: UConn Cheeses Win Awards in National, Regional Competitions

The cheeses are produced on-site at the UConn Creamery using milk from the UConn dairy herd and are available for sale at the UConn Dairy Bar Read more.

Female student in South Africa

‘Life-Changing’ Experiences at Home and Abroad

From a study abroad trip learning about wildlife in South Africa to an internship exposing Connecticut residents to UConn resources, Sarah Frances used her summer to the fullest Read more.

A view of the School of Social Work building in Hartford

Finding Healing: UConn Leads National Study Effort for Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture

Using quantitative data to show the scale, challenges, and capacity to effectively heal and serve victims Read more.

Underwater Robotics Club members (front row, from left) Marc Lopez '25, Joey St. Hilaire '25, (back row, from left) Joshua Okoli '25, Colin Sheardwright '27, Simon Koepfer '25 and Oliver Mackinnon '25 pose for a photo by Mirror Lake with the small underwater robot prototype they built

Underwater Robotics Club Members Keen to Compete After Taking First Year to Get Sea Legs

'There are so many industries, many right here in Connecticut, that are looking for technology like this' Read more.

Volunteer and employee interact at information desk

Altruistic Teens Help UConn Health Grow Volunteer Program

With 33 high school students, volunteer participation is highest since before pandemic Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CLAS

UConn Departments Collaborate to Enhance Quantum Science Education for Connecticut Students

ENG

New Models Help Predict Protein Dynamic Signatures

LAW

In Memoriam: UConn Law Professor Nicholas Wolfson

MED

Summer Scientific Research by Connecticut Youth at UConn Health

UCONN IN THE NEWS

New York Times

Why I Douse My Whole Body With Cold Water Every Night

New York Times

For Historic Gardens, Climate Change Offers Particular Challenges

Boston Globe

In a Summer of Severe Flooding in New England, a 1,000-year Storm Hit Connecticut. Here’s How.

Hartford Courant

Connecticut Schools Are Banning Phones on Limited Proof of Benefits. A UConn Study Looks to Change That.

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