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Dr. Cato T. Laurencin at a CICATS event. (UConn Health File Photo)

Health Disparities Elimination Summit at UConn Health

The National Health Disparities Elimination Summit will take place at the Farmington campus on Saturday, June 13.

Statue outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. (iStock Photo)

Redistricting Case Could Disrupt State Election Laws

A lawsuit now before the Supreme Court has the potential to disrupt election laws across the country, says a UConn Law professor.

A candle burning.

Carl Schaefer, Emeritus Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dies

In addition to his teaching, Schaefer was an active member of the UConn community, and also of the town of Mansfield.

Overweight people walking down a city street. (Photo courtesy of the Rudd Center)

Rudd Center Study Finds Support For Obesity Designation as Disease

The Center's opinion survey is the first since the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease in 2013.

Khortney Hundley of Hamden, left, and Begum Abadin of New Britain pose for a photo with the statue of Jonathan the husky outside Gampel Pavilion following their Commencement ceremonies on May 10, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Huskies Forever

Congratulations to the Class of 2015!

A group of degree candidates from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences pose with Young-Chan Son, a lecturer in chemistry at the Avery Point Campus before their Commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 10, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Philanthropy Goes On Helping Students After They Graduate

Student scholarships and other forms of financial support help UConn students graduate with lower-than-average debt.

Walter Block ‘15 (CLAS), left, attends class at UConn Stamford on April 2, 2015. (Kim Krieger/UConn Photo)

The Right Time and Place for 72-year-old Graduate

At age 65, with no college credits, Walter Block enrolled at UConn Stamford; now 72, he will receive a BA in history this Commencement.

A composite of four images representing the mindset of the Class of 2015, clockwise from top left, a young man wearing a bike helmet; a person swiping a bank card; a portrait of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg; and a teacher using a smartboard in a classroom. (iStock Photos)

Mindset of the Class of 2015

Cultural touchstones that have shaped the lives of students graduating this year.

Storrs Agricultural College, Class of 1896, showing six men and four women. (University of Connecticut Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries)

It All Began With Six: A History of Graduation at UConn

There were just six members of the first graduating class at the agricultural school that eventually became the University of Connecticut.

Outstanding Women in Medicine, Science, Feted at UConn Health

Five female faculty and students were honored for their accomplishments in research and service.