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

The Right Time and Place for 70-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.

May 1, 2015 | Lauren Lalancette

University Marshall Michael Darre hoods Philip Lodewick '66 (BUS), '67 MBA, as he receives an honorary degree at the School of Business commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 11, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

UConn Names 2015 Honorary Degree Recipients

A Nobel Prize winner, National Education Association Foundation leader, and infant development expert are among UConn's honorary degree recipients this year.

May 1, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Members of the UConn Skydiving Club prepare to jump from an airplane over campus on April 25, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Falling for UConn

Members of the UConn Skydiving Club jump from 9,000 feet and land on the Great Lawn of the Storrs campus.

April 29, 2015 | Members of the UConn Skydiving Club

Charles J. Zwick makes a donation in support of the Charles Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, as Foundation staff look on. (Kevin Noonan/UConn Photo)

Zwick Center Gets Half-Million-Dollar Boost

The gift will fund agricultural studies in Connecticut.

April 28, 2015 | UConn Foundation

Sung-Yeul Park, recent winner of an NSF CAREER award, with an energy system model. Park specializes in developing “Smart Grid” systems capable of accepting energy from a wide range of power sources, including wind, solar, and fuel cells on April 20, 2015. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

Five UConn Faculty Earn Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

The awards provide financial support for five years to a highly competitive group of junior faculty to advance outstanding research and education.

April 21, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
Nicholas Fleming ’15 (ENG), measures vanilla extract to add to a test batch of reduced sugar ice cream at the UConn Creamery on April 8, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Engineering Ice Cream

Two teams of engineering students are tapping their scientific knowledge to develop a reduced-sugar ice cream at UConn's famous Dairy Bar.

April 15, 2015 | William Weir, School of Engineering

Rob Landolphi of Dining Services prepares desserts in the first gluten-free bakery on a college/university campus on April 7, 2015. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Gluten-free Bakery Opens on Campus

The bakery is believed to be the first of its kind on a college or university campus in the U.S.

April 10, 2015 | Gail Merrill, Dining Services

Huskies to Celebrate 10th National Title with Victory Lap

The women's basketball players and coaches will begin their victory lap at Storrs Center at 5:15 p.m.

April 8, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Athletics
Moriah Jefferson is interviewed after the Huskies' Final Four win over Maryland, April 5. (Athletic Communications Photo)

Huskies Advance to National Championship Game

The UConn Women's Basketball team is back in the NCAA title game for the third year in a row with Sunday's win over Maryland.

April 6, 2015 | Athletic Communications

A candle burning.

Social Work Professor Catherine Havens Dies

A faculty member in Social Work for 38 years, Havens also was longtime associate dean for academic affairs and director of the MSW program.

March 31, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications