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Couple Supports Promising Cancer Research
The gift from Richard and Jane Lublin will help fund the work of Dr. Upendra Hegde.
First Health Center Faculty Reunion
The event brought together physicians and dentists who were there when the doors opened in 1968.
Riders, Walkers Join Calhoun Despite Rain
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627330943056″] The fifth annual NBC Connecticut Jim Calhoun Challenge Ride and Walk drew a large crowd this past Saturday, June 11. Nearly 1,500 people came out to support the fight against cancer. Despite rainy weather, the event was incredibly successful. The annual event raises funds for the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center […]
Dental Alumni Gather at AAPD Conference
More than 100 alumni and family members attended the UConn School of Dental Medicine alumni reception at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 64th Annual Session in New York City. The reception was held at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square on May 28. “The UConn alumni reception was the highlight of the […]
Avon Students Raise Funds for Children’s Cancer
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Kids for Kids at Avon High School. Avon students raise money for the Children’s Cancer Activity Fund at the University of Connecticut Health Center and volunteer spending time with children undergoing cancer treatment. Every year, students gather on the first Friday in December to light […]
Dental School Opens Lab, Honors Emeritus Professor
More than 80 donors, faculty and staff gathered recently to celebrate the dedication of the new Joseph E. Grasso Dental Simulation Lab at the UConn Health Center. The $1.4 million, state-of-the-art facility will enhance preclinical training for first-, second- and third-year dental students. The existing laboratory space was renovated with funding from UConn 2000, the […]
Gift Honors Father’s Love for UConn, Dentistry
From the January 2011 issue of Our Moment, the UConn Foundation’s e-newsletter. Alumnus Instructor Memorializes Father with Dental Fellowship Robert Kravecs, Sr. loved many things, especially his family, the dental profession and the University Connecticut. Following his death, Kravecs’s son, Robert Kravecs, Jr., D.M.D., ’77 ’81, decided to use part of his inheritance to memorialize […]
Lifetime of Giving Supports Passion for Soccer
A series of gifts from a UConn alum and his wife has accumulated to a total of $100,000.
Alumnus Increases Human Rights Support
Gary Gladstein has already made a significant impact on the University with several major gifts. His most recent $1.25 million gift will further expand UConn’s human rights programming.
Fund-Raising Campaign Surpasses $200 Million
With $202 million already raised, the University is one-third of the way toward reaching its campaign goal of $600 million.
Gift to College of Agriculture Will Expand Outreach
A gift from Nancy and David Bull will support innovative programs in Cooperative Extension and 4-H.
Gift Supports Economics Fellowship, New Basketball Practice Facility
Timothy Holt ’75, chairman of the Board of Directors of the UConn Foundation, is supporting his two great passions – economics and Huskies basketball – with a major campaign gift.
Alumni Couple to Leave Estate to Fine Arts School
A bequest will perpetuate the Stentafords’ legacy of support for arts, education, and UConn.
Honors Program Receives $1 Million Gift
A campaign gift from alumni Robert and Carlotta Holster will support enrichment activities for honors students.
Dean Emeritus Establishes Biology Fellowship
Antonio and Marjorie Romano hope fellowship assists future microbiologists.
Family Honors Parents with Math Professorship
The children of a couple who have dedicated nearly 40 years of service to the University of Connecticut are honoring their legacy with a new endowment.
Social Work Dean Spurs Gifts
Dean Salome Raheim is leading by example by matching gifts from faculty and staff.
Senior Design Project Inspires Start-Up For Graduates
Armed with a novel product developed for their senior design project, a penchant for hard work and a creative vision, two young alumni, Mike Gionfriddo and Chris Ladden (Electrical & Computer Engineering ’06) founded a company on the eve of graduation. The open source company, Liquidware (www.liquidware.com) emerged from the success of their Digital Dashboard […]
Collaboration Advances Microbial Fuel Cell Commercialization
With the goal of harnessing the energy-production capabilities of microscopic bacteria to produce power and clean wastewater on a large commercial scale, Dr. Baikun Li, an assistant professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and her industrial partners have received funding from the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) to further her microbial […]
Laurencin Wins Pierre Galletti Award
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin is the 2009 winner of the Pierre Galletti Award, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) highest honor. Dr. Laurencin, who holds both an M.D. and a Ph.D., is Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Dean of the UConn School of Medicine and […]