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More than 3,000 members of the UConn Class of 2019 pose for a photo on the Great Lawn at the Storrs Campus on Aug. 29, 2015, at the start of their careers at UConn. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Building Our Future

A roundup of news from UConn Nation in 2015, the first in a three-part series.

Lauren Schlesselman, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Pharmacy and coordinator of the Pharmacy LEADERS Track, speaks to pharmacy students about the Pharmacy Leadership Program. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Crowdfunding is New Way to Support UConn Programs

Employees can now create an online giving page to promote a UConn cause they are passionate about.

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UConn Adopts New Four-Year Tuition Plan

The plan is designed to continue academic excellence and student success while helping address a budget shortfall.

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.

A screen shot from the Human Rights Watch Twitter feed shows a soldier taking photos of a mass grave site in Nigeria.

New Ways of Monitoring Human Rights

Law and human rights scholar Molly Land discusses the impact of new technologies on human rights fact-finding, advocacy, and enforcement.

Changing the Landscape: Growth and Development

An overview of the ways UConn is shaping the landscape in Storrs and around the state.

A candle burning.

Emeritus Biology Professor George Vlasto Dies

Vlasto, assistant professor of physiology and neurobiology, taught at the Stamford campus until his retirement in 1992.

Charles Yarish, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, left and Bren Smith of the Thimble Islands Oyster Company looks over kelp as it is harvested from Long Island Sound near Branford on May 22, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

From the Lab to the Dinner Table: Seaweed

UConn professor Charlie Yarish is helping birth a new industry up and down the East Coast.

Digital Media Concept Car

UConn Establishes New Undergraduate Degrees in Digital Media and Design

The degree programs in this fast-growing field will start this fall at the Storrs and Stamford campuses.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy press conference announcing a new initiative with The University of Connecticut.

UConn, State Officials Announce Launch of ‘Next Generation Connecticut’ Initiative

The groundbreaking proposal would dramatically transform UConn STEM research and academics.