WEEKLY HEADLINES

52 UConn Engineering Faculty Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists

Scholars who place within the top 100,000 worldwide based on these metrics, or who rank within the top 2% in their specific subfields, are included on this prestigious list Read more.

Snow falls across the UConn Storrs campus during the first snowstorm of the season

UConn to Expand Student Housing Options at Storrs, Stamford Campuses

New agreements will bring the number of available beds to about 13,900 on or adjacent to the Storrs campus starting in fall 2025 and nearly 1,025 beds near the Stamford campus starting in the 2026-27 academic year Read more.

Mariam Vargas '25 (CLAS) poses for a photo in Wilbur Cross

Vargas Named UConn’s First Rangel Fellowship Recipient

The program supports individuals who want to pursue careers in the foreign service of the U.S. Department of State and was established in 2003 Read more.

Climate Change Extinction Risk

A global meta-analysis of climate change extinction risk emphasizes that we are at a crucial point and drastic action is needed Read more.

Confused concerned young woman getting problems with mobile phone while working at home, feeling stressed, frustrated

Campaign to End Loneliness on Campus Draws from Humanities’ Lessons on Human Connection

'Everyone knows we should have friends, like we know we should eat our vegetables and sleep eight hours, but we’re not doing it' Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Know the Land on Which You Stand

Since completing her doctorate in anthropology at UConn, geoarchaeologist Tiziana Matarazzo has been unearthing the past to illuminate the present. Read more.