University News
- CEO Update: March 27, 2026 March 27, 2026From the desk of Dr. AndyChris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
- Deloitte Foundation Awards $25,000 Doctoral Fellowship to UConn Ph.D. Candidate Tuan Doan March 27, 2026This is the fourth time in the last six years that a UConn Accounting Ph.D. student has received the prestigious award, which includes a $25,000 grant.Claire Hall
- Four Faculty Members Elected to AAAS March 26, 2026AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individualsMike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
- UConn Magazine: Yes, and… March 26, 2026Accidental actor Will Hines teaches comedy’s golden rule — and lives by it. The improv maestro flies under the radar, but you will likely realize you’ve seen — or heard — him in quite a few somethingsCombined Reports
- UConn Health Minute: AI and Teen Mental Health March 25, 2026More teens are using AI chatbots for mental health support. In this UConn Health Minute, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Meha Saxena explains that while quick and readily available, there is concern they lack the nuance needed to address complex psychiatric issues.Carolyn Pennington
Engineering News
- Four Faculty Members Elected to AAAS March 26, 2026AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individualsMike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
- UConn the Top Dog in Big East Research Contest March 18, 2026Undergraduates racked up awards at Research Symposium held at Madison Square Garden during the Big East TournamentMatt Engelhardt
- Making CASE: Nine UConn Faculty Inducted into Prestigious Group March 13, 2026UConn scientists, engineers, doctors, and leaders account for 25% of new members to the Connecticut Academy of Science and EngineeringMatt Engelhardt
- Poster Competition Highlights Breakthrough Graduate Research March 12, 2026Graduate students from across the UConn College of Engineering showcased cutting-edge research and communication skills during the 12th-annual UConn Engineering graduate programs poster competition.Sarah Redmond
- UConn Engineering Offering AI Short Course For Workforce Development March 5, 2026AEGIS is a new cross-disciplinary micro-credential designed to prepare Connecticut’s engineering workforce to design, deploy, and govern agentic AI systems that complete multi-step engineering tasksClaire Galvin