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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.

May 13, 2015 | Daniel P. Jones, Rudd Center

Research & Discovery
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!

May 11, 2015 | Bret Eckhardt & Peter Morenus

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.

May 11, 2015 | Jack Kramer, UConn Foundation

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.

May 8, 2015 | Lauren Lalancette

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.

May 7, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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.

May 6, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Outstanding Women in Medicine, Science, Feted at UConn Health

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

May 5, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

UConn Health
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.

May 1, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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.

May 1, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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