WEEKLY HEADLINES

Several men and women including legislators, hospital leaders and the governor standing behind a Waterbury HEALTH podium and infront of UConn Health Backdrop

UConn Health Begins New Chapter for Waterbury Hospital

UConn Health announced it has submitted a bid to assume responsibility for guiding and sustaining Waterbury Hospital, marking a new era for health care in the region and across the state Read more.

UConn Quantum Alliance Shatters Disciplinary Silos

The University has more than 80 faculty researchers across several schools and colleges who are involved in quantum-related projects Read more.

UConn Student Chasing Dreams in Tornado Alley

Beyond the adrenaline rush, Jesse Gillett ’26 (SFA) says there’s something special that draws him like a magnet to document the fearsome weather phenomena Read more.

A young woman stands inside a large sculpture in the shape of the letter O.

Circuits in the Circus: Engineering Student Interns with Cirque du Soleil

‘UConn’s program offers me the ability to speak and understand such a wide breadth of things without being pigeonholed into one thing’ Read more.

Three visitors examine poster displays at the Bloomfield Mosaic exhibition wall.

UConn Humanities Project Helps Bloomfield Preserve Its Cultural Mosaic

A new exhibition celebrates community history and highlights how UConn humanities research, led by professor Fiona Vernal, is helping Connecticut towns preserve and share their stories Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

The Ortega Effect

From firefighters to photographers, hundreds of UConn alums credit one brilliant, patient, unassuming professor for helping them cut through their confusion and fear to steer a purposeful course through college, work, and life. Read more.