News Source: UConn Today Author: Matt Engelhardt The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) has once again recognized UConn’s significant contribution to research and innovation with the election of nine new members to the prestigious group. UConn and UConn Health faculty account for 25% of the CASE induction class of 2026, announced earlier this […]
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HuskyTHON Raises Over $2.2 Million For The Kids
News Source: UConn Today Author: Sydney Herdle More than 4,000 UConn students danced their hearts out this past weekend at the annual 18-hour HuskyTHON and raised $2,223,489.67 to benefit Connecticut Children’s. Patient families from Connecticut Children’s also were part of the event, including “miracle children” who have received treatment at the hospital. Each child was matched […]
UConn MBA Students Among the Elite in National Ethics Case Competition
News Source: UConn Today Author: Claire Hall Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to remove numerical results from the first round of the NECC competition. Two teams of UConn MBA candidates are among an elite group of students advancing in the highly competitive National Ethics Case Competition. The teams—that tackled ethics in the pharmaceutical […]
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Ranked Number One in Orthopaedic Surgery in the U.S. by ScholarGPS
News Source: UConn Today Author: Jon D’Arpino Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., K.C.S.L., has been ranked number 1 in the U.S. in the Orthopaedic Surgery category for 2025 by ScholarGPS over the past 5 years. ScholarGPS ranks scholars based upon a rigorous quantitative assessment of contributions across multiple scientific layers. He is also […]
‘World’s Best’ for Fifth Year in a Row
News Source: UConn Today Author: Courtney Chandler UConn John Dempsey Hospital is a World’s Best Hospital for the fifth year in a row. The prestigious award from Newsweek and Statista is a result of quality metrics, recommendations from medical experts, and results from patient surveys. With now a half a decade of receiving this designation, UConn John Dempsey Hospital […]
UConn Business Student is Intern at 2026 Winter Olympics
News Source: UConn Today Author: Claire Hall During the summers when the Olympics are held, the 20 members of the extended Egan family gather together to cheer for their favorite athletes as they vie for medals in the international competition. “For us, it has always been a family event and a point of camaraderie,’’ says […]
UConn partners with Voyager Technologies on space research hub
News Source: Hartford Business Journal Author: Andrew Larson Date of Publication: December 30, 2025 The University of Connecticut has signed a memorandum of understanding with Voyager Technologies to establish a regional hub for space-based research and technology commercialization, the Denver-based defense and space technology company announced Tuesday. The partnership will create a Connecticut location for […]
Move Over, Nutmeg: Connecticut Becoming the Quantum State
News Source: UConn Today Author: Matt Engelhardt Date: November 25, 2025 UConn, Yale, and state leaders believe that Connecticut is perfectly situated to emerge as a national powerhouse in quantum technology and industry implementation. That confidence comes with a heavy investment and potentially game-changing dividends. On Nov. 20, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state […]
UConn Students in Belem: First Impressions from COP30
News Source: UConn Today Author: Elaina Hancock Date: November 24, 2025 For the past two weeks, world leaders, policymakers, climate researchers, and climate activists convened in Belém, Brazil for this year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties, commonly referred to as COP. UConn@COP fellows were also in attendance at COP30 to experience the conference […]
Manisha Sinha Brings Global Perspectives on Abolition to China
News Source: UConn Today Author: Bri Diaz Date: November 24, 2025 In November, Manisha Sinha, the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History, returned from a lecture tour in China marking the Chinese-language launch of her award-winning book, “The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition” (Yale University Press, 2016). A groundbreaking history of abolition, “The […]