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President Radenka Maric announced Wednesday, that following an extensive national search, Dr. Andrew Agwunobi has agreed to return to UConn Health as Executive Vice President of Health Affairs and CEO. 

Dr. Agwunobi previously led UConn Health from 2014 to 2022.

A project is underway to bring sustainable geothermal technology to UConn. As part of the Campus Master Plan and funded by Next Generation Connecticut funds, the South Campus Infrastructure project includes clean, renewable infrastructure that will extend deep underground to heat and cool the new South Campus Residence Hall.

UConn was ranked as the 9th most sustainable university in the world by UI GreenMetric, an international sustainability scoring system that reviews over a thousand educational institutions.

GreenMetric ranks higher education institutions based on six categories: settings and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transportation, and education and research. There are 1,050 universities from 85 countries that participate. It was founded in 2010 out of the University of Indonesia.

UConn also ranked as the second most sustainable university in the country, beat by only the University of California, Davis, which charted at number five globally.

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Governor Ned Lamont, Treasurer Erick Russell, and University of Connecticut President Radenka Maric today announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the credit rating for the State of Connecticut’s UConn General Obligation (GO) bonds, part of the UConn 2000 program, from “A+” to “AA-.”

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State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden and University of Connecticut Interim Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Lloyd Blanchard today announced the results of the latest University of Connecticut ("UConn") bond sale. 

The $227 million UConn General Obligation bond sale attracted strong investor demand. Total orders received during the retail order period were $313 million, the second highest level of retail orders on any UConn 2000 bond sale in the 26-year history of the program.

"The sale attracted strong investor demand in a more challengin market than we have seen in recent times. This demonstrates confidence in the State of Connecticut and our flagship university," Treasurer Wooden said.

Today, Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden announced the results of this week’s University of Connecticut bond sale. The $279 million UConn 2000 Program bond sale attracted record investor demand, set a new record low overall interest costs of 2.19%, and will save taxpayers $29 million by refinancing existing bonds.

With a record-breaking nearly $286 million secured in grants and contract funding during the past fiscal year, UConn and UConn Health are continuing toward university President Thomas Katsouleas' ambitious goal of doubling research spending over the next decade.

Construction is complete on UConn's dynamic new three-story, 191,000 square foot Student Recreation Center. The Design Phase began in October 2015 with program input from students, staff and the Student Advisory Committee. The new Student Recreation Center was built from a $100 million project budget, conforms to Connecticut High Performance Building Code regulations and will be registered as a LEED GOLD project.

The facility includes approximately 30,000 square feet of fitness space, a four-court gymnasium, two multipurpose activity courts, an indoor running track, an aquatics center with a 25-meter pool and a recreational pool, a climbing center, racquetball courts, an outdoor recreation center and functional training and multipurpose rooms for use by the students and the UConn community.