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Daily HeadlinesApril 27, 2018

Commencement 2018

The Class of 2018 will mark the end of their time here at Commencement ceremonies May 5-7. Read on for stories about the graduating seniors, where they are headed, and the memories they are taking with them. Read more.

A view of the Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall on Aug. 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Stepping Up: UConn’s Class of 2018

In the four years since the candlelight Convocation of fall 2014, the Class of 2018 have experienced monumental changes in the world, at the University, and in their own lives. Read more.

Students attend a Career Fair in Gampel Pavilion. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Class of 2018: Charting a Career Path

Seventy-six percent of UConn graduates who attended high school in Connecticut are now employed in-state. Read more.

Douglas Elliot '82 (BUS), center, listens as President Susan Herbst, right, reads the citation and Lawrence Gramling, associate dean, holds a hood as Elliot receives an honorary degree during the School of Business Commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 7, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

2018 Commencement Speakers

The honored guests of UConn’s commencement ceremonies this year are leaders in their fields. Read more.

Dr. David Weinstein has developed a gene therapy for GSD, a rare genetic childhood disorder, that is designed to prevent the devastating short- and long-term consequences of the disease. (Erin Blinn-Curran/Connecticut Children's Photo)

UConn Health, Connecticut Children’s, to Host First Gene Therapy Trial for GSD

The trial will test a gene therapy developed by Dr. David Weinstein that is designed to improve glucose control by replacing the deficient enzyme in a patient’s liver. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

DENT Andrew Emery, School of Dental Medicine 2018 Commencement Speaker

MED Covering Connecticut: Jonathan Lis Medical Student Commencement Speaker

MED Medical School Holds Annual Awards Night Ceremony

CLAS Meet The Researcher: Colin Cleary, UConn College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

PHR Upcoming Pharmacy Industry Professional Development Events From Mystic to Florence

UConn in the News

Salon

US rivers are becoming saltier — and it’s not just from treating roads in winter

History News Network

Lynching memorial will show that women were victims, too

Nursery Magazine

Proven Winners expands National Plant of the Year program

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