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Students walk past the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 5, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Studies Show a UConn Education is More Accessible, More Financially Rewarding than Those of its Competitors

'UConn is delivering on its promise to promote student success, economic inclusivity, and life-transformative education' Read more.

Radenka Maric, interim president, speaks during a press conference at the Center for Clean Energy Engineering

UConn Applies Clean Energy Expertise to Multi-State Hydrogen Hub

UConn joins six northeastern states, dozens public and private institutions and agencies seeking billions of funding through the U.S. Department of Energy Read more.

Members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Extension educator transplanting hydroponic lettuce at the Meechooôk Farm. Meechooôk Farm produces lettuce, tomato, and herbs hydroponically, and three sisters (corn, bean, and squash), pumpkin, strawberry, blueberry, and many other crops in the field.

Respecting Roots and Growing for the Future with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

A partnership between UConn and local tribes led to the development of Meechooôk Farm and other programs that strengthen the tribal community, their land-base, and self-sufficiency Read more.

UConn School of Social Work professor Cristina Wilson poses for a photo in front of the School of Social Work Building on the UConn Hartford campus on Sept. 1, 2022.

UConn Social Work Scholar Mogro-Wilson Achieves a Pair of ‘Firsts’ in Reaching Milestones

The first Latina to become a full professor in School history will also take the top spot at a prestigious academic journal, as the first person of color to hold the post Read more.

A police officer pulls over a driver for a traffic violation in a city.

UConn Researchers to Create Curriculum for CT’s First ‘Green Lab’

Green labs allow law enforcement to identify the various stages of impairment and perform tests that will assist officers in identifying impaired drivers Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

LAW

UConn Law Welcomes Distinguished New Faculty Members

LAW

UConn Law and Disability Rights Connecticut Establish Legal Clinic

CLAS

MIRA Award Recipient Jelena Erceg Unfolding the Mysteries of Genome Folding

PHR

Pharmacy Grad Student Wins UConn’s 2022 3MT Thesis Competition

PHR

Grad Student Awarded OTS Grant and Emerging Scientist Award

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The Hartford Courant

UConn Students Built an Air Purifier Out of Furnace Filters, a Fan and Duct Tape and It Traps COVID-19 Virus.

The Hartford Courant

Quiet Quitting Poses Risk for Connecticut Employers Dealing With Rising Tide of Worker Disengagement

California Healthline

California and New York Aim to Curb Diet Pill Sales to Minors

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