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Students attend a Career Fair in Gampel Pavilion. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Class of 2018: Charting a Career Path

Seventy-six percent of UConn graduates who attended high school in Connecticut are now employed in-state.

Douglas Elliot '82 (BUS), center, listens as President Susan Herbst, right, reads the citation and Lawrence Gramling, associate dean, holds a hood as Elliot receives an honorary degree during the School of Business Commencement ceremony at Gampel Pavilion on May 7, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

2018 Commencement Speakers

The honored guests of UConn’s commencement ceremonies this year are leaders in their fields.

The Storrs brothers. It was on April 21, 1881, that the Connecticut General Assembly accepted an offer of 170 acres of land and $5,000 from brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs, and approved an act creating the Storrs Agricultural School. (Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library)

How April 21 Became Known as Founders’ Day

April 21 is a significant day in the history of the University of Connecticut, but it was 95 years before the anniversary of the school's founding was officially celebrated on that date.

Math visualizations created by David Nichols, Ph.D. student, in the Department of Mathematics.

Complex Math Visuals are This Researcher’s Handiwork

Visuals can help students learn complex math, says David Nichols at UConn. Just not ones he has drawn by hand.

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UConn Mourns Loss of Alum Ray Neag, Largest Benefactor

Ray and Carole Neag are among the most prominent figures in UConn’s 138-year history, next to brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs.

His image projected on a giant mockup computer, then-President Austin speaks at the Stamford campus dedication on April 17, 1998. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo).

Stamford Campus Marks 20th Anniversary in City Hub

Years before UConn’s Hartford Campus moved downtown, the Stamford Campus made a similar move. It was one of the earliest UConn 2000 projects.

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UConn Reaches Tentative Agreement with Graduate Employee Union

The University and the union representing its graduate assistants have reached tentative agreement on terms for a new four-year contract.

Rowan Lucy '16 (BUS) buys a few plants from the UConn Blooms table during the UConn Earth Day Spring Fling held along Fairfield Way on April 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Metanoia: Springing to Action for the Environment

On social media, search, post, and tag using #UConnMetanoia to share experiences and stay up-to-date.

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UConn’s First Giving Day Starts Now

'Philanthropic support is essential to UConn’s continued ascension as a top 20 public university,' says Josh Newton, president and CEO of UConn Foundation.

Winners of the 2018 Spirit Awards pose for a photo with Jonathan the Husky at Wilbur Cross, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Spirit Award Winners Honored for Contributions to Community

'I think we all learn something new about our university each time we do this,' said Tysen Kendig, vice president of communications and chair of the Spirit Awards Committee.