University of Connecticut

The interim president of the University of Connecticut, Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, will be leaving the position next month and the university is going to launch a national search for its next president. Agwunobi notified the UConn community that he will step down as interim president of the university and CEO of UConn Health next month for a leadership position at…

The UConn vs. Villanova women’s basketball game that was scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to COVID issues within the UConn program, according to the UConn Athletics website. The Big East conference office will try to reschedule the game. UConn’s next scheduled game is Sunday, Jan. 9, vs. Creighton at Gampel Pavilion. The UConn at Georgetown women’s basketball...

University of Connecticut officials said the women’s basketball game against DePaul University is canceled because of Covid-19 issues, according to the BIG EAST Conference. Officials said there are Covid-19 issues within the UConn program. As a result, the conference office will try to reschedule the game to a later date. It’s unknown when that will be. On Thursday, the...

As the cost of college continues to rise, some students are finding it harder to make ends meet. That’s contributing to the growing problem of hunger on college campuses.

UConn evacuated the Gant Buildings on Friday afternoon over a HazMat incident.

University officials said a hazmat incident caused evacuations on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus after an incident in a science lab. Officials said the incident happened at around 4 p.m. when a person cleaning lab equipment accidentally mixed two chemical substances, which caused the container to break. This created an odor in that fourth-floor lab and nearby. As a…

Students making the most of freshmen move-in day even during the pandemic.

The University of Connecticut announced a new requirement Tuesday for all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

More than 800 University of Connecticut students don’t want to get a COVID-19 vaccine and are asking the university for an exemption to its vaccine mandate.

After being recruited by schools all over the country, Bristol Central center Donovan Clingan is staying in Connecticut to play college basketball at UConn. Clingan announced his commitment on social media shortly after completing an official visit at the University of Connecticut this week. The 7-foot-1 rising senior was named the Gatorade Connecticut basketball player of the year this season…

The University of Connecticut has extended the contracts of head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and head men’s hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh for five years. Auriemma’s base salary is $600,000 per year and the additional compensation for speaking, consulting and media obligations is $2.2 million for the 2020-21 season, according to UConn Athletics, and it increases by $100,000 each year…

Tickets to UConn sports events are going to be mobile this fall. UConn Athletics said there will be no physical season ticket books or paper tickets and print-at-home tickets will be discontinued. Ticketholders who don’t have a smartphone will be able to request alternative options. People with tickets will be able to access them through digital wallets on smartphones. ...

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

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…

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….

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...