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- Established: 1881
- Location: Storrs, Connecticut
- President: Phillip E. Austin
- Faculty: 1294Official Site: UConn Fact Sheet
- Nickname: Huskies
- Acceptance rate: 50.5% USA Today: College Acceptance Rates: How Many Get In? (November 8, 2006)
- Motto: "Robur"—Latin, meaning "Oak, or Strength"
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The University of Connecticut is an institution of higher learning, granting undergraduate and graduate degrees. Its athletic teams are members of the Big East Conference, and the university often goes by the nickname UConn.
Connecticut Huskies Football football player Jasper Howard died after being stabbed in his dorm on October 18, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4574560 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnz3PUHPk7M
University History
The university was originally founded in 1881 as Storrs Agricultural School. After changing to Connecticut State College, in 1933, it assumed its current name in 1939. Ten years later, the school awarded its first doctorate degrees.
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University of Connecticut Questions
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University of Connecticut News and Articles
- University of Connecticut: News Releases
- University of Connecticut: University of Connecticut in the news
- The Daily Campus: "UConn Awarded $293,000 To Help Inner-City Students"
- The Hartford Courant: "Report Predicts Job Setbacks"
- Google News: University of Connecticut News
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University of Connecticut Leadership
- President: Philip E. Austin
- 1989-1996: Chancellor, University of Alabama
- 1996-September 14, 2007: President
- 1989-1996: Chancellor, University of Alabama
- President-elect: Michael Hogan
- 2004-2007: Provost, University of Iowa
Studying at the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut Notable Programs of Study:
Prospective Students for the University of Connecticut
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Visiting the University of Connecticut
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- President: Philip E. Austin




