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Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru standing in the Student Union. She is UConn's first Rhodes Scholar.

Student Leader Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru Named UConn’s First Rhodes Scholar

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru, a highly accomplished student leader whose academic achievements have garnered national recognition, has been selected as the University of Connecticut’s first Rhodes Scholar. Read more.

UConn Grads Finding Jobs at Record Rates Within 6 Months of Earning Degree, New Report Shows

Nine in 10 graduates from UConn's class of 2019 are either working full time, pursuing further education, serving in the military, or otherwise positively engaged. Read more.

Radenka Maric, vice president for research, studies membrane samples with two grad students in white lab coats.

UConn Researcher Radenka Maric Named AAAS Fellow

Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Radenka Maric has been named a 2019 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more.

Baseball Coach Jim Penders addressing a group of students at New Storrs Cemetery after a run to the grave of the Storrs Brothers.

What It Means To Be UConn Thankful

A glimpse into one of the most treasured annual rituals at Storrs: the pre-Thanksgiving run up the steep hill to the grave of the Storrs Brothers, where Baseball Head Coach Jim Penders delivers a message about gratitude and commitment. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Waltz Family Scholarship makes the difference that allows students to complete their degrees

ED Three Students Named Fellows of Leadership Program

BUS Janette Edwards ’11 MBA: Making Patients Better Faster

DENT UConn Faculty Promote Gender Equity Through Advances in Dental Research

ENG Collaboration to Commercialize Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

OVPR Apathy and Reward in Alzheimer’s Disease

OVPR Ph.D. candidate Ãnand Gupta wins 2019 IPEC Americas Foundation Award

UConn in the News

Connecticut Public Radio

Connecticut Students In Spain For International UN Climate Summit

The Washington Post