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Workers from Piano Movers Inc. of Nashua NH roll a new upright piano into the Music Building on May 7, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Quality Performance: Upgrading UConn’s Piano Inventory

The recent delivery of 12 new Steinway pianos to the Music Department is a major step toward the University's goal of being an all-Steinway institution.

UConn on Instagram: Year in Review

Watch some of the highlights of the year 2014-15. 'We have unbelievable momentum,' says President Herbst.

Herbst’s Convocation Advice for the Class of 2015

Four years ago, President Herbst and the Class of 2015 embarked on their first year at UConn. Here's what she told them at Convocation.

Medicine in the Himalayas Before – and After – the Quake

A UConn medical student who spent last summer providing health care in Nepal discusses how the challenges have been magnified since the disaster.

Abraham Aron

Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn? In the first two years of medical school, the grueling exams made me unsure I would have the energy to make it through such a long training process. That all changed the moment I started my clinical rotations during the third year. After finally having […]

A Transformative Four Years

When the Class of 2015 arrived at UConn four years ago, it was the start of a new era under new leadership.

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.

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.

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.

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.