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Screenshots overviewing what the interface of UConn+ will look like on a desktop, tablet, and mobile device

UConn+ Streaming Digital Network to Launch Jan. 17

A first-of-its-kind in college athletics to combine live and original content, UConn+ will provide fans 24/7 access to featured content, live events and institutional content in collaboration with LEARFIELD Studios and SIDEARM Sports Read more.

Photo of delegates including Dan Toscano, President Maric, and Athletic Director David Benedict cutting the ribbon at the Toscano Family Ice Forum Ribbon Cutting ceremony

Toscano Family Ice Forum Open with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The final step in the construction of the new UConn Hockey Arena took place on Thursday evening as UConn Hockey cut the ribbon and officially opened the new Toscano Family Ice Forum Read more.

Blue bleacher seats at Gampel Pavilion on March 9, 2020.

Gampel Pavilion Court, Iconic but Wearing Out, to be Replaced After Current Hoops Season

The 33-year-old wood floor is reaching the end of its useful life and will be replaced after spring semester with a new maple surface Read more.

Asian man poses with hydroponic technology called GREENBOX

UConn Researcher Invents ‘Plant Factory’ for Urban Agriculture

GREENBOX can grow high-quality food in existing indoor urban spaces and meet the need for local, sustainable food Read more.

From left, SmartBuildings CT program members Andre Jin, Eric Venables, Amy Thompson, Mohammed Albayati and Julia DeOliveira pose for a photo in the Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park

UConn Professor, Students Help Connecticut Towns Make Smart Energy Choices with SmartBuildings Program

'This is where people at UConn – researchers, professors, and even students – can really help communities' Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CLAS CLAS Connections: Gina Barreca and Josh Couvares ’15 (CLAS)

ED Three Neag School Faculty Members Receive Spencer Foundation Grants to Support Equity Research

ED Neag School Alumna Donna Hayward Named National Principal of the Year

MED UConn Health Minute: Living with Multiple Sclerosis

PHR Dr. L. Cody Smith Joins School of Pharmacy Faculty

UConn in the News

WFSB-TV

State Health Officials, Lawmakers Warn of Risks Edibles Pose to Children

NBC Connecticut

Connecticut Foodshare, UConn Partnership Opens ‘Husky Harvest’ on Avery Point Campus

PEW

Wind Farms Deliver Economic Jolt to Rural Middle America

BBC Science Focus

Anti-Ageing Pills Are Real, and Some of Us Are Taking Them Without Knowing It

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