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ENGR Graduation 2012

Commencement 2012: Ceremony and Celebration

Students celebrated the completion of their UConn degrees along with their families and friends at various different school and college ceremonies in Storrs this weekend.

Sharon Levesque (left) and Kathy Williams are Emergency Department Nurses. Williams is a 2012 Nightingale Award winner; Levesque won a Nightingale Award in 2009. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Center Photo)

Health Center Celebrates Its Nurses

National Nurses Week is May 6-12. The annual Nightingale Awards Gala is May 10.

Melanie Deziel (Daniel Buttrey/UConn Photo)

Class of 2012: Melanie Deziel

Senior Melanie Deziel, editor-in-chief of The Daily Campus, became hooked on journalism as a freshman. On May 6, she’ll be the first in her family to graduate from college.

Senior Pitcher David Fisher '12 (CLAS) has struck out 43 batters in 2012. (Steve Slade for UConn)

Baseball Team Moving to Position for Postseason

Husky baseball hosts Cincinnati this weekend, as the team prepares for the end of the regular season.

Between 5 and 9 percent of hospital admissions each day are “frequent flyers,” as they are often called. (Shutterstock Photo)

‘Frequent Flyers’ Raise Social, Health Care Economics Concerns

Between 5 and 9 percent of hospital admissions each day are patients who are repeat visitors to the emergency department.

Shamsul Arif '12 D.Pharm.

Class of 2012: Shamsul Arif

Doctor of Pharmacy student Shamsul Arif's accomplishments at UConn include extensive community service and a scholarship that resulted in his meeting the U.S. Surgeon-General.

Surprising Signs of Epileptic Seizures

Health Center neurologist Dr. Marie Eugene says patients with epilepsy experience many different symptoms.

Founding faculty members, Drs. Martha Lepow and Naomi Rothfield, were honored during the School of MedicineÕs Group on Women in Medicine and Science Inaugural Ceremony April 30, 2012. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

School of Medicine’s Founding Faculty Members Honored

UConn’s new Group on Women in Medicine and Science honored four women who played an influential role in the school’s history.

Empty nest off to college.

President Herbst’s Advice for Soon-to-Be College Students and Their Anxious Parents

As one group of students graduates, a new cohort is preparing to start college in the fall. Susan Herbst offers UConn's rising freshmen three simple pieces of wisdom.

Alexandra Raleigh '12 (CLAS) on April 17, 2012. (Peter Morenus for UConn)

Class of 2012: Alexandra Raleigh

A double major in psychology and political science, Alexandra Raleigh will begin a Ph.D. program in the fall, hoping to pursue a career that fosters diplomacy in international relations.