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Senior resident assistants of Connecticut Hall Lauren Panza, center left, and Justin Guinta, center right, hold the scissors for the Connecticut Hall ribbon cutting among UConn leadership and Connecticut legislative members during a ceremony on Sept. 13, 2024.
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held For Connecticut Hall

The first residents of the 652-bed residence hall moved this semester to the building, which is part of South Campus and features suite-style rooms typically housing four people each Read more.

Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas speaks during a press conference to kick off National Voter Registration Day in front of the Jonathan statue

Voter Registration Push Comes to Campus Ahead of Early Voting, Election Day 2024

Within only a few minutes, almost two dozen students had filled out applications to get their names on the voter rolls Read more.

Inventor of the Happy Dinosaurs plush toys speaks with a potential investor.

Alum Roars into Children’s Toy Market with Colorful Plush Dinosaurs, Plans for Complementary Books

'As a solo entrepreneur, there are so many jobs to do.  When you’re starting off, you kick down as many doors as you can' Read more.

Austin and Ashley Derungs-West with baby Lorelai

Multidisciplinary Collaboration Delivers Healthy Baby for 28-year-old Pregnant Stroke Patient Found to Have Cardiac Defect

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology and Neurology multidisciplinary specialties collaborate to help a young, pregnant stroke patient deliver a healthy baby Read more.

Muslim prayers in Sujud posture

Moving As One: Discovering How Synchronous Movements Strengthen Social Bonds

'Synchrony is all around us, subtly shaping our connections and experiences' Read more.

Meijin Hsiao '26 (NURS) poses for a photo with an infant-sized nursing manikin in one of the nursing simulation labs in the Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall

By Helping Babies, UConn Nursing Student Aims to Help Everyone Else

Her summer research project studied pharmaceutical methods of neonatal resuscitation and ways to streamline what many nurses describe as a complicated process Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CLAS

Meet New Director of the School of Public Policy, Angela Eikenberry

CLAS

Economist Richard Langlois Awarded Economic History Association Prize for His Book

ED

Neag School Doctoral Student Receives Social Justice Scholarship and Inaugural Award

PHR

UConn School of Pharmacy a Key Partner in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic Deaths in Connecticut

PHR

School of Pharmacy to Honor Two Alumni at Annual Alumni Awards Reception

OVPR

Spencer Award to Fund Professor’s Continued Study of Foster Care Youth in Higher Education

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The New York Times

The Customized Drink Is Out of Control

The New York Times

Politicians Get Roasted on This Beloved British Show. Can It Be a U.S. Hit?

Heast Connecticut Media

UConn Athletic Administrator Survived Car Crash, Seizure in June. How He Found ‘Joy’ Back at Gampel

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