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Commencement 2018

The Class of 2018 will mark the end of their time here at Commencement ceremonies May 5-7. Read on for stories about the graduating seniors, where they are headed, and the memories they are taking with them. Read more.

A view of Dusseldorf, Germany. EUROBIZ students will do a three- to six-month internship in Germany, with a German company. (Getty Images)

New German Program will Prepare Students for Global Careers

UConn is launching a new dual-degree German immersion program to prepare students for a career in the global marketplace. Read more.

With a virtual reality headset on, junior Carina Zamudio ’19 (CLAS) spent part of a Friday afternoon trying to slay villains who were intent on breaching the security around a virtual castle. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business Photo)

Lab Offers Chance to Experiment with Emerging Technologies

The OPIM Innovate Lab in the School of Business is designed to make emerging technologies accessible to students, faculty, and staff who want to learn new skills. Read more.

Akshayaa Chittibabu ’19 (CLAS) looks to use her Truman scholarship for graduate work in dual medical and public health programs. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

UConn Junior Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarship

The biological sciences and sociology major hopes to pursue a career influencing global public health care. Read more.

Ama Appiah '19 (CLAS), newly elected president of the Undergraduate Student Government. (Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Meet Ama Appiah – USG President

'I want to make sure every student reaches their maximum potential academically, socially, research-wise, and in any way I can,' says the newly elected president of UConn's Undergraduate Student Government. Read more.

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. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

NUR New Nursing Dean to Focus on Teaching, Research, and Community Collaboration

SSW Dr. Nina Heller Reappointed Dean of School of Social Work

OVPR UConn Health’s Liisa Kuhn Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

UConn in the News

Newsweek

The Dark (and Overlooked) History of Black Women Lynched in the U.S.

United Press International

Obese men as likely as women to suffer ‘weight stigma’

National Geographic

Bizarre Squid Seen Alive for First Time

Christian Science Monitor