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    University of Connecticut

    The University of Connecticut or UConn is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs.

    UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. The university's outgoing president is Dr. Phillip E. Austin; on August 1, 2007, it was announced that Dr. Michael J. Hogan, noted historian and provost of the University of Iowa, would replace him.

    A Public Ivy, 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. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

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    1. The transformation of the University of Connecticut Health Center's Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington from a nondescript, late-1970s industrial research building into a state-of-the-art university research facility demonstrates how older buildings can find new life. Architect Goody-Clancy of Boston brought daylight into interior corridors and reconfigured the floor plan to facilitate workflow and collaboration.
      In UConn's Cell and Genome Sciences building wins accolades
    2. Hosting this seminal conference in the field of nonprofit sector research is a tremendous opportunity for the Connecticut nonprofit sector, the Hartford economy, the University of Connecticut and its educational partners.
      In Hartford to host global nonprofit researchers
    3. This investment in the University of Connecticut is an important step toward creating more meaningful relationships with leading universities.
      In GE gives UConn $7.5M for research, professorship
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    2. GE gives UConn $7.5M for research, professorship

      Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Oct 11 2012)

      GE gives UConn $7.5M for research, professorship ...12] Matchbox disrupts college admissions with new product [September 27, 2012] The University of Connecticut (UConn) will receive $7.5 million in a five-year investment from GE (NYSE: GE) designed to spur innovation in n... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut

    3. UMass enrollment, degrees and tuition highlighted in annual report

      Explore Business News (Sep 7 2012)

      ...affordability, service to the state, and financial health. It compares the UMass system to peers, such as the University of Connecticut, University of California, University of Colorado, University of Illinois, Universit... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut

    4. CL&P recognizes six young inventors

      Explore HartfordBusiness.com (May 23 2012)

      ...ower recognized six young inventors for their energy ideas during the Connecticut Invention Convention at the University of Connecticut. The CL&P Energy Award honors students with inventions that generate electricity, co... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut Light & Power   University of Connecticut

    5. CT’s EXP program funds five more firms

      Explore HartfordBusiness.com (May 2 2012)

      ...ness will be part of the new Storrs Center Project, a mixed-use town center and main street corridor near the University of Connecticut campus. The company will retain eight jobs and create 10 more. * Catherine Cleare I... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   University of Connecticut   Dannel P. Malloy

    6. Five CT colleges receive green designation

      Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Apr 18 2012)

      ...schools. Central Connecticut State University, Connecticut College, Eastern Connecticut State University, the University of Connecticut, and Yale University were named in The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green College... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   University of Connecticut   Yale

    7. CT leading by example

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      ... valves. The state has made an $864 million investment in the “Bioscience Connecticut” initiative to make the University of Connecticut’s Health Center (UCHC) a hub of research and clinical work in bioscience. Workforce ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   University of Connecticut   Sikorsky

    8. CT ‘techpreneurs’ get $225K for startup pilot

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      ...winning teams involve current students or recent graduates of Connecticut universities, including Quinnipiac, UConn and Yale, CI said. One team includes a 14-year-old entrepreneur and two are licensing technologies from ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   Connecticut Innovations   University of Connecticut

    9. Connecticut Innovation names $25K winners

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      Connecticut Innovation names $25K winners ...vations. Five involve current students or recent graduates of Connecticut universities, including Quinnipiac, UConn and Yale. One team includes a 14-year-old entrepreneur, and two are licensing technologies from unive... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   Connecticut Innovations   University of Connecticut

    10. Hartford to host global nonprofit researchers

      Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Feb 20 2012)

      ...Hartford economy, the University of Connecticut and its educational partners,” says David Garvey, director of UConn’s three-year-old Nonprofit Leadership Program. This fall, the UConn Nonprofit Leadership Program is laun... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   University of Connecticut

    11. Malloy eyes 25 board and commission consolidations

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      ... Adult Literacy Leadership Board ·        Advisory Committee for the Center of Real Estate and Urban Studies (UConn) ·        Advisory Committee for William Benton Museum of Art ·        Bi-State Farmington River Watersh... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Connecticut   Dannel P. Malloy

    12. Hip golf channel tees up in Hartford

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      ...ndi. Former UConn basketball and current Boston Celtics star Ray Allen has a seat on Back9's board, alongside UConn Interim Athletic Director Paul Pendergast. Back9's original programming is aimed at a wide demographic, ... (Read Full Article)

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    13. CT international student flavor grows

      Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Jan 30 2012)

      ...in descending order are the University of Bridgeport (2,582 international students), Yale University (2,254), University of Connecticut (2,192), University of New Haven (773), and University of Hartford (411). Connecticu... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   University of Hartford   University of Connecticut

    14. Transportation grants to help UMass-Amherst, other New England campuses

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      ...eneficiaries include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, both in Cambridge; the University of Connecticut in Storrs; University of Massachusetts-Amherst; and the University of Maine in Orono... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   University of Maine

    15. Grants to help New England campuses

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      ...eneficiaries include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, both in Cambridge; the University of Connecticut in Storrs; University of Massachusetts-Amherst; and the University of Maine in Orono... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   University of Maine

    16. CT spends $1 million to fund biomed research

      Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Jan 10 2012)

      ...Trust Fund, will support three research projects conducted by researchers from the University of Connecticut, UConn Health Center, and Yale University. The recipients include Daniel Rosenberg of the UConn Health Center w... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Connecticut   University of Connecticut   Yale

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