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UConn’s Class of 2023 includes more than 5,400 incoming freshmen, about 77% of whom live in Connecticut, including (L to R): Heri Mulungula of New Haven, Julia Lawler of Ridgefield, Sarah Ibrahim of Coventry, and Areez Rahim of Avon. (Stephanie Reitz/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Freshmen Bring Talent, Ambition, and Unprecedented Diversity

First-year students bring with them a wealth of talent and aspirations. Here is all you need to know about the Class of 2023. Read more.

USG President Priyanka Thakkar '20 (BUS) and President Tom Katsouleas cut the ribbon to open the new Student Recreation Center. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

With the Snip of a Ribbon, the Student Recreation Center Opens

The new center on Hillside Road officially opened Aug. 26 at 6 a.m., the morning after a ribbon cutting ceremony led by President Tom Katsouleas. Read more.

Fifty-four students in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2023 (pictured) received their white coats on Aug. 23, along with UConn School of Medicine's 110 new medical students. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

164 New White Coats Issued at UConn Health

The Class of 2023, the largest incoming class in UConn Health’s history, is now donning new physician and dentist-to-be white coats. Read more.

Thomas Katsouleas receives applause following his address to the Board of Trustees after his appointment to be the 16th University president during a meeting at the Wilbur Cross North Reading Room on Feb. 5, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Katsouleas Highlights Research and Education Goals in His First President’s Report

In his first report to the Board of Trustees, President Katsouleas spoke about a range of topics, from his goal to increase the research enterprise and recruit a new provost, to throwing out the first pitch at a recent New York Mets game. Read more.

Two actors on stage, an African-American woman and a white man, warily eye each other in a backdrop of Aboriginal Austrlian art and scenery

Behind the Scenes With UConn’s Resident Dramaturg

Dramaturgs are often the unsung heroes in bringing plays to vivid life, explains Professor Lindsay Cummings. Read more.

Sarah Willen, associate professor of anthropology. (Submitted Photo)

Anthropologist Chronicles a Nation’s Deportation Campaign

In her new book, Sarah Willen examines Israel's campaign against migrant communities, drawing parallels with the U.S. today. Read more.

Michael Lynch, professor and director of philosophy on May 31, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

‘Know-It-All Society’: New Book Explains Growing Arrogance in Politics

The internet, particularly social media, is an outrage factory that increases political tribalism, says Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Michael Lynch in his new book. Read more.

Marine recruits stand in formation following hand-to-hand combat training during boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Value of the So-Called ‘Token’ Woman

Observations of all-male military tactical teams reveal that adding a woman — and acting on her ideas — consistently leads to more expedient solutions of complex problems. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS New Business School Faculty for 2019

CLAS Outstanding Scholars Join the CLAS Faculty

DENT For Two Decades UConn Keeps Migrant Farmers Healthy

LAW Incoming Law Class Brimming with Experience

SSW Meet New Faculty Member Jon Phillips

UConn in the News

The Washington Post

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million For Its Role in Oklahoma’s Opioid Crisis

CNN

The Amazon is on Fire. Why You Should Care

Scientific American

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The Washington Post

Using Facial Recognition Technology for…Hailstorms?

Washington Post

As the Planet Grows Ever Warmer, Conditions Create Risks and Challenges for Athletes

USA Today

DNA Evidence: This New England ‘Vampire’ was Named John Barber in Life

Washington Post

Op-ed: The Rules of Incitement Should Apply to Social Media

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