University News
- UConn Adopts FY27 Budget That Keeps Tuition Flat, Continues Expense Mitigation Strategies June 17, 2026The new budget balances UConn's commitment to academic excellence and student success with the financial challenges facing higher education at large
- Meet UConn’s Newest Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors June 17, 2026The Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor designation recognizes extraordinary achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service.
- ‘Men of Pause’ Brings Men into the Conversation on Menopause and Midlife Health June 4, 2026UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI) hosted community event sponsored by AARP Connecticut.
- Implementing Food as Medicine: From Food Access to the Fork June 4, 2026CT AHEC turning an ‘eat better’ prescription into practice.
Engineering News
- Advancing Drone and Robotics Research June 23, 2026UConn College of Engineering boasts state-of-the-art research capacity and top-tier talent
- A Career Powered by Curiosity: Jasna Jankovic’s Path from Industry to Academia June 18, 2026From industry scientist to award-winning educator and researcher, Jasna Jankovic has built a career at the intersection of materials science, clean energy, and innovation
- New NIH Funding to Advance Lung Cancer Screening Technology June 18, 2026R33 grant to develop and optimize a programmable smartphone-based diagnostic platform to detect mutations in blood samples
- $12M Grant to UConn from Connecticut’s Department of Transportation to Extend Partnership June 15, 2026UConn is essential to processing crash reports (almost 9,000 a month) and making the data available to stakeholders
Community News
- UConn Law Professor Helps Overhaul Connecticut’s Hate Crime Laws June 23, 2026Sachin Pandya played a key role in developing new legislation that streamlines and strengthens the state’s hate crime laws.Meagan Fazio
- Go Bags and Stay Bins: Using Research and Outreach to Help Older Adults Prepare for Emergencies on Connecticut’s Coastline June 22, 2026A multi-agency, cross-disciplinary effort to help Connecticut residents stay aware and safeJaclyn Severance
- New Program Trains CT Residents to Manage Invasive Plants June 18, 2026A new UConn Extension certificate program helps residents tackle the 100+ invasive species spreading throughout our stateJessica McBride, PhD
- What You Need to Know About Screwworm June 17, 2026There are no current cases of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the Northeast, but one UConn expert shares information to keep Connecticut animals and residents safeJessica McBride, PhD