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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.

Student-athlete Nabeel Khan ‘19 (ENG) listens to a lecture on heat transfer in Laurel Hall. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Nabeel Khan

'Being a Husky means being a part of, embracing, and carrying on the traditions of UConn Nation,' says golfer Nabeel Khan '19 (ENG). Read more.

Undergraduate Anna Regan takes part in an introductory course for physics majors held in a newly renovated physics classroom where students are learning concepts through hands-on activities integrated into lectures. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

A Hands-on Approach to Learning Physics

Take a peek inside a newly renovated physics classroom where students are learning concepts through hands-on activities integrated into lectures. Read more.

Math visualizations created by David Nichols, Ph.D. student, in the Department of Mathematics.

Complex Math Visuals are This Researcher’s Handiwork

Visuals can help students learn complex math, says David Nichols at UConn. Just not ones he has drawn by hand. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

OVPR UConn Health Startup Wins Patent for Heart and Immune Disease Diagnostic

ENG CLAS, Engineering Launch International Engineering Program

LAW New Book Explores Human Rights, Technology – and Open Access

BUS Nearly 1,300 Businesses Thrive with CTSBDC Free Help

CLAS Role of Religious Beliefs in Physical Health and Well-Being

UConn in the News

Nanowerk

Spider silk key to new bone-fixing composite

Newsweek

The Dark (and Overlooked) History of Black Women Lynched in the U.S.

United Press International

Obese men as likely as women to suffer ‘weight stigma’

National Geographic

Bizarre Squid Seen Alive for First Time

Phys.org

Startup advances carbon-zero fuels through UConn partnership

Education Week

U.S. 4th Graders Surprise on New Exam of Online Reading

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