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Weekly Headlines

Upcoming UConn graduate J. Wierski, a maritime studies major from UConn Avery Point, accepts a Rainbow Center graduation stole from Michael Vidal, director of diversity and inclusion initiatives, during the Rainbow Center's Lavender Graduation ceremony

Lavender Graduation Marks Students’ Accomplishments, Perseverance

'It’s like we’re being planted and over the years we’ve grown' Read more.

Speakers on stage for WISH Fest 23 at UConn Waterbury

UConn Waterbury Plays Host to First-Ever W.I.S.H. Fest

The event was created through a partnership of UConn Waterbury and the City of Waterbury to introduce students to the campus and encourage emotional and physical health Read more.

Photos from the Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor Ceremony

UConn Mourns the Loss of Carole Neag, the University’s Most Generous Benefactor

As UConn’s most generous benefactors, the Neags leave a legacy of impact Read more.

UConn President Radenka Maric and Rohan Anderson '25 talk with members of the Belimo team during an April visit to the company's Danbury facility.

Belimo Scholarship Offers Students A Warm Welcome Into Engineering

Six UConn Engineering students are being supported every year thanks to the generous Belimo Scholarship Program Read more.

New Scholars in Aging Program Prepares Social Work Students to Serve Growing Older Adult Population

The program fills a critical need for Connecticut, which has the 6th highest population of adults 65 and older in the nation Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS UConn EMBA Alumna: ‘I Believe I Can Change the World’

BUS Esther Nguyen, Student Commencement Speaker, To Begin Healthcare Management Career at Yale

CAHNR UConn Health Celebrates Its Lab Staff

CLAS Research Ready: Preparing Students for Life After UConn

DENT Flaviah Muchemi – In Pursuit of Life-long Dream to Become A Dentist

MED UConn’s Ming Xu Wins an Inaugural Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Award in Aging Biology and Geroscience

MED Three UConn Students Receive the Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award

CAHNR New Center on Soil Research Addresses Industry Needs for Reliable Sensors

UConn in the News

The Washington Post

An Extra 10 Minutes at Dinner May Help Kids Eat More Healthy Foods

Associated Press

No, Farmers Aren’t Required to Vaccinate Livestock With mRNA Vaccines

NBC Connecticut

UConn Health Doctor on Black Maternal Health Week

Hartford Business Journal

“Moon Shot”: UConn’s Laurencin Forms New Startup Amid Quest to Help Humans Regrow Limbs

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