University of Connecticut

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,...

The University of Connecticut is spending $300,000 to set up a high-speed internet system across its Stamford regional campus in a partnership with AT&T that could be expanded to other parts of the university system, officials said Monday. Officials said the system, scheduled to go online in time for the fall semester, will make the regional campus one of...

University of Connecticut students held a rally on Monday in an effort to combat hate on campus. The university’s president said there have been several incidents of anti-semitic acts and hateful speech on the Storrs campus. “Anti-semitism, like all forms of hatred and bigotry, has absolutely no place on UConn’s campuses,” a university spokesperson said. “The university proudly supports...

After several anti-Semitic acts on campus, UConn students rallied together against hate.

University of Connecticut women’s basketball player Paige Bueckers has won the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy, which goes to women’s basketball player of the year. UConn officials said Bueckers is the only freshman to earn it in the 39-year- history of the award. Earlier this week, Bueckers became the first-ever freshman to be named the AP National Player of...

One is a freshman who stepped into the job of leading the most successful program in women’s basketball. The other is a senior who accepted the call to build one of the worst into one of this season’s best. Together, UConn’s Paige Bueckers and Arizona’s Aari McDonald are two of the most dynamic scorers in the country heading into...

Daniela Ciriello is headed to the Final Four to watch the UConn Huskies thanks to the team and Team IMPACT.

UConn is working on the plan for what a return to campus will look like for the fall 2021 semester and school officials said they are hopeful about having more of an in-person student experience than students have been able to have since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. School officials sent a letter to students on…

If you’re not yet eligible to get a vaccine in your area, you might still be hoping to get your shot by finding a leftover vaccine that would otherwise be thrown away by a pharmacy or provider in your area. Now there’s an app for that. Cyrus Massoumi created the app, called Dr. B, and joined LX News to explain...

UConn did just fine without coach Geno Auriemma, with Paige Bueckers scoring 24 points to lead the top-seeded Huskies to a 102-59 win over High Point in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Auriemma is recovering from the coronavirus and missed the opener. Associate head coach Chris Dailey filled in for the Hall of Famer, who…

Over $1 million was raised for the kids and families at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center during this year’s HuskyTHON event. Over 2,500 students danced both virtually and in-person to celebrate the year-long fundraising effort. The exact total amount raised was $1,052,534.21, according to HuskyTHON’s Twitter. “You’ve pursued miracles in the face of adversity, pushed boundaries farther than we thought...

UConn is considering cutting its planned tuition increase for the next academic year and the Financial Affairs Committee of the UConn Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting this afternoon. If approved, the rates would go into effect this fall semester at the start of the 2021-22 academic year. No vote is planned for today. The discussion started last…

The main campus building at the University of Connecticut campus in Hartford is closed on Monday after equipment malfunctioned overnight. Officials said an issue inside of the building’s air-handling system caused an internal belt to melt shortly after 2 a.m. When this happened, the building was filled with smoke and a burnt rubber smell, they added. University officials and...

Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 17 points and top-ranked UConn opened its postseason with a 77-41 rout of St. John’s in the Big East quarterfinals on Saturday. Christyn Williams added 14 points for the Huskies (22-1). Olivia Nelson-Ododa collected each of her 10 points and 11 rebounds in the first half. The biggest trouble for UConn occurred in the third quarter,…

The University of Connecticut athletics department has extended the contracts of head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley and head football coach Randy Edsall. The university’s athletics department said the salary structure of both contracts has not changed from the original agreements. University of Connecticut director of athletics David Benedict said in a statement that Hurley is the right leader...

Heidi Voight spoke with U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona, who is from Meriden, about his homecoming to Connecticut on Wednesday and his plans to reopen schools across the country.

Brehanna Daniels tried out to be a NASCAR pit crew member on a whim after watching a YouTube video and being impressed by the speed of the sport. She was the first Black woman in the role, but not the last. Daniels joined LX News to explain why she was so emotional to bring another Black woman into the sport...

UConn is expected to vote on cutting its planned tuition increase for the next academic year Wednesday. The Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet and vote on the the new rates at 9:45 a.m. this morning. If approved, the rates would go into effect this fall semester at the start of the 2021-22 academic year. If the Board of…