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Former Goldman Sachs partner Blake Mather, advisor to a new Student Managed Fund at UConn Stamford, meets with student managed fund members Di Yang, left, Anshul Manglani, both graduate students, and Lindsey Lozyniak '19 (BUS). (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Lessons in Investing

The advisor to a new Student Managed Fund at UConn Stamford, former Goldman Sachs partner Blake Mather, discusses what students can learn from the Business School's new program.

Composer Kenneth Fuchs, professor of music, left, and conductor JoAnn Falletta, after winning a Grammy on Sunday, in the Best Classical Compendium category for the album 'Spiritualist – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.' (Photo courtesy of Kenneth Fuchs)

Two Faculty Members Bring Home Grammy Awards

UConn faculty members won in the categories of Best Classical Compendium and Best Jazz Instrumental Album.

Gordon Tasker, former chairman of the Board of Trustees, right, with former university presidents Philip Austin, center, and Glenn W. Ferguson, at the dedication of the Tasker Building in 1998. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

In Memoriam: Longtime Board of Trustees Chairman Gordon W. Tasker

Gordon W. Tasker, for whom the University's undergraduate admissions building is named, died Thursday.

The annual One Ton Sundae is one of UConn's longstanding student traditions. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)

Tons of Ice Cream

The annual One Ton Sundae is one of UConn's longstanding student traditions.

Acrylics and the closely related acrylates are the building blocks for many kinds of plastics, glues, textiles, dyes, paints, and papers. Now researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making acrylics that would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic byproducts. (Getty Images)

A Better Way to Make Acrylics

Researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making acrylics that would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic byproducts.

President designate Thomas C. Katsouleas receives applause following his address to the Board of Trustees after being appointed as the 16th University president on Feb. 5, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Message to UConn Nation from the President Designate

"One of the great pleasures I’ve taken from this announcement has been learning that so many of my colleagues and friends from around the world have a proud UConn connection," writes Thomas C. Katsouleas.

Dale Nosel, wearing blue and white paint, marches with his classmates along Fairfield Way during the the 2007 Commencement procession. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Talkin’ National Flag Blues

Everyone knows UConn's official colors are blue and white. But which blue are we talking about?

As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study. (Shutterstock Photo)

LGBTQ Teens Face High Rate of Weight-Based Bullying

As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study.

An illustration, published opposite the title page in 'Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown,' depicts Brown emerging from the box he rode in for 27 hours between Richmond, Virginia, and Philadelphia in 1849. (Image courtesy of Martha Cutter)

The Slave Who Mailed Himself to Freedom

English professor Martha Cutter’s National Endowment for the Humanities-funded project will examine representations of anti-slavery activism and the life of a slave who shipped himself out of slavery.

Professor Tom Long gives a lecture in the Widmer Wing of the School of Nursing. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Writing to Learn, Learning to Write

Tom Long, writer-in-residence in the School of Nursing, discusses how he helps nursing students, faculty, scholars, and clinicians become better writers.