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UConn president Thomas Katsouleas is resigning from his position at the university at the end of June. Katsouleas notified the chair of the Board of Trustees for the University of Connecticut that he will resign as president at the end of the current contract year, June 30 and looks forward to contributing as a member of the faculty. Katsouleas was…

UConn president Thomas Katsouleas is resigning from his position at the university at the end of June.

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration decided to lower the age for people who can receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12 years old. Coronavirus vaccine providers in Connecticut have started to open up appointments for this age group and a pediatrician from the UConn School of Medicine has answers to questions parents might have. Dr….

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After a year of uncertainty, thousands of college graduates are getting a chance to get their diplomas in-person at commencement ceremonies. The University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University started their ceremonies over the weekend and they continue today. While they may look at little bit different than in years past, it is still just as special for the graduates and…

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona praised new University of Connecticut graduates for their work in helping to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and urged them to use their uniqueness as their “superpower” to accomplish their career and life goals, in a recorded speech played Saturday at a virtual 2021 commencement. Cardona, Connecticut’s former education commissioner who earned graduate degrees...

It was a big day for students at the University of Connecticut where commencement started and students and their families are invited to get a COVID-19 vaccine right next door at the mass vaccination site.

It’s a big day for students at the University of Connecticut where commencement started today and students and their families are invited to get a COVID-19 vaccine right next door at the mass vaccination site. The ceremonies are being held in-person at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The graduation ceremonies are happening inside of the stadium, but right next...

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will be delivering the commencement address virtually at the University of Connecticut graduation ceremony this weekend for both classes of 2020 and 2021. Cardona is the former, commissioner of education for Connecticut. He attended Central Connecticut State University for his bachelor’s degree and UConn, where he completed his master’s in bilingual/bicultural education, Administrator Preparation Program,...

Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that the University of Connecticut will offer vaccines to anyone attending the university’s graduation ceremony this weekend. State officials are encouraging those who come out to get vaccinated after graduates get their diplomas. The clinic is held in an effort to vaccinate more folks across the state. The clinic will take place in the...

UConn coach Dan Hurley has turned to a familiar face to fill an assistant coaching vacancy. Luke Murray, who has been a coach for 13 years, including two stints under Hurley at Wagner and Rhode Island, will join Hurley’s UConn staff, the school announced Monday. Murray, who is the son of actor Bill Murray, spent the last three seasons as…

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers underwent surgery on Friday, according to the school’s athletic department. School officials said Bueckers had surgery at UConn Health on her right ankle to repair an osteochondral defect. The surgery was successful and Bueckers is expected to be ready for preseason in September, they added. Bueckers led UConn to its 13th straight NCAA...

UConn police have arrested a student accused of spray-painting a swastika on a building on the Storrs campus. Investigators first learned of the anti-Semitic graffiti on the UConn Chemistry Building on March 27, the start of Passover. The building faces the Hillel House, a center for the Jewish community on campus. The suspect has been identified as 21-year-old Kristopher Pieper,…

The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a new $70 million plan to build a 2,600-seat hockey rink on campus, a facility that will be smaller and much more expensive than originally anticipated. The school has been discussing the new rink since 2013, when its men’s hockey program joined Hockey East, one the nation’s top conferences....

Members of UConn’s women’s rowing team have filed a federal lawsuit alleging UConn’s plan to eliminate their program violates their civil rights. Twelve rowers are named as defendants in the suit, which was filed as a class action on behalf of the entire team, citing Title IX, the federal law that ensures equal access to education for women, including...

UConn medical students are getting some one-on-one experience before they graduate. On Wednesday and Thursday, health students are working at the state’s mobile vaccine clinic while it’s in East Hartford. Alexis Hicks is an aspiring pharmacist who is a week away from graduating from UConn. Pharmacy students are supposed to have in-person experience during their last year but COVID-19...

The University of Connecticut field hockey team won their ninth-straight Big East Tournament title with a 2-0 shutout over Old Dominion Saturday afternoon. The Huskies improved to an astounding 48-11 all-time in the Big East Tournament. With the win, the Huskies improved to 11-1 on the season and earned an automatic big into the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship….