University of Connecticut

In their more than 30 year history, the owners of The Carousel Shop in Old Lyme have never seen a summer like this. Plexiglas now separates workers from customers, distancing is required for anyone standing in line for ice cream, employees have to clean every hour and the inside of the shop is closed to customers. “We kind of went…

A Missouri man was freed from prison Wednesday after a county prosecutor declined to retry his case, punctuating years of work by WNBA star and former UConn standout Maya Moore and other supporters who argued he was falsely convicted of burglary and assault charges. Moore was present when Jonathan Irons, 40, walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center. She…

UConn athletics is cutting four sports at the end of the 2020-21 season and will be reducing some scholarship.  UConn Athletics said it had to cut 25 percent of the budget from the university, around $10 million by 2023, and it will eliminate men’s cross country; women’s rowing; men’s swimming and diving; and men’s tennis. Around 124 student-athletes and...

UConn is looking into reports of racist social media posts from incoming and current students and said the school can and will rescind admission if warranted. “We are aware of the social media posts being circulated and are taking each of them very seriously,” UConn President Tom Katsouleas posted on Twitter Monday. “UConn is committed to racial justice and respect…

UConn is conducting research on COVID-19.

Student will be able to return to campus this fall but campus life will be a little different.

Students applying to UConn will have the option of whether to submit SAT and/or ACT scores with their applications and the school said the decision will not impact the decision on whether they are admitted.

The University of Connecticut celebrated its graduating class on Saturday. How they did it though was completely unique and virtual. Instead of assembling on the Storrs campus, thousands of students watched their graduation ceremony through the internet. Streaming from an empty Jorgensen Theater, UConn President Thomas Katsouleas addressed the class. “Greetings class of 2020 and welcome to the first virtual…

The University of Connecticut held a virtual commencement ceremony for Class of 2020 graduates on Saturday. The virtual ceremony was livestreamed from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the university’s YouTube channel. “UConn Nation has responded to this crisis in the best traditions of a great university,” school president Thomas Katsouleas said. “But no matter the challenges or…

For students set to graduate college, the job market might be causing concerns. To help, UConn’s Engineering School is offering another option with a scholarship. The scholarship is open to the engineering school’s 900 seniors set to graduate in May or August. The scholarship would give students the option of getting a master’s degree for about a third of...

The scholarship is open to the engineering school’s 900 seniors set to graduate in May or August.

The University of Connecticut is hosting a virtual commencement ceremony this year after coronavirus concerns forced the school to postpone its annual in-person commencement. This year, the school plans to have a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9. UConn is asking everyone to turn social media blue and white in honor of the class of 2020. You can wear…

UConn is connecting residents with Connecticut aquaculture farmers offering direct sales of fresh shellfish and other products. The newly created aquaculture sales website was created as part of the response to severe economic impacts of the pandemic on the aquaculture industry by Connecticut Sea Grant, UConn Extension and the state Department of Agriculture, according to UConn. UConn said in a…

The University of Connecticut will be reimbursing more than 12,000 UConn students who cannot access their housing and dining options because of the pandemic, the university announced Wednesday. The school’s board of trustees voted to authorize pro-rated reimbursements since the pandemic has forced the closure of much of campus and the residence halls. “It certainly is consistent with our values…

UConn has not called of graduation events in more than 100 years.

The University of Connecticut is the latest school to move to an online-only format amid concerns about the spreading coronavirus. The school will move to online class instruction starting Monday, March 23. This applies to classes at the Storrs campus, regional campuses and the School of Law. UConn Health will be issuing separate guidance to its students, faculty and staff….

Colleges and universities can profit off the name, image, or likeness (NIL) of a student-athlete and some say it’s not fair that students can’t do the same. For years, the NCAA has been debating whether to allow student-athletes to receive paid endorsements. Now it’s a question facing Connecticut lawmakers. “The only reason that the NCAA is considering taking action...

The University of Connecticut is cancelling all school-sponsored travel to Italy after new guidance was released by the federal Centers for Disease Control about the Coronavirus on Friday night. School officials said all official travel to Italy has been cancelled and all study abroad participants there must return home to the United States as soon as possible. UConn currently has…

Students at UConn can now earn a degree in American Sign Language.