University of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut (UConn), is a land grant public research university located in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The University of Connecticut was founded in 1881 and is a Sea Grant university and a member of the Space Grant Consortium. The university serves more than 30,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 8,000 graduate students in multiple programs.

UConn is one of the founding institutions of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's Knowledge Corridor. UConn is a member of Universitas 21, a global network of 24 research-intensive universities, who work together to foster global citizenship. UConn is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

UConn was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two brothers who donated the land for the school. In 1893, the school became a land grant college. In 1939, the name was changed to the University of Connecticut. Over the next decade, social work, nursing, and graduate programs were established, and existing schools of law and pharmacy were absorbed into the university. During the 1960s, UConn Health was established for new medical and dental schools. John Dempsey Hospital opened in Farmington in 1975.

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UConn star Paige Bueckers embraces new beginning, country vibes as rookie face of the Dallas Wings

Killeen Daily Herald 24 Apr 2025
HARTFORD, Conn.Paige Bueckers is most familiar with winter weather after growing up in Minnesota and spending her college career in Connecticut, but the former UConn women’s basketball star is quickly making herself at home in Texas as the ....
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UConn launches largest-ever $1.5 billion fundraising campaign to bolster endowment

New Haven Register 24 Apr 2025
UConn has already raised more in the campaign than the value of its endowment. .
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UConn's Paige Bueckers crowned Dallas' new Luka Doncic, months after reacting to shocking trade

Sportingnews 24 Apr 2025
Just a couple of months ago, Dallas lost its most prized possession, future NBA Hall of Famer Luka Doncic ... Her response was one of a kind ... A month later, she went on to lead UConn to a national championship. With that, her college career came to an end.
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UConn Athletics announces $15 million donation for student-athlete academic center

The Day 24 Apr 2025
The UConn athletic department announced it received one of the largest private gifts in the university’s history on Wednesday. Denis and Britta Nayden, both UConn alumni, committed to donate $15 ...
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Former UConn star Nika Muhl to miss entire 2025 WNBA season after ACL injury

Killeen Daily Herald 23 Apr 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. — Former UConn women’s basketball star Nika Muhl will miss the entire 2025 WNBA season after suffering a torn ACL last October while playing in Europe ....
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Where ex-UConn star Liam McNeeley is projected in NBA mock draft

New Haven Register 23 Apr 2025
McNeeley averaged a team-leading 14.5 points, along with six rebounds per game .
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UConn women's basketball player Azzi Fudd posts emotional reaction to Paige Bueckers' Instagram post

New Haven Register 23 Apr 2025
No words were needed in Azzi Fudd's response to former teammate Paige�Bueckers' Instagram�post. .
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