Recent StoriesTue, 15 May 2012 09:50:06 -0600White Coat Gala Breaks Records, Grossing More Than $1Mhttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/redirect-2012-04-gala.htmlWith nearly 1,100 people in attendance, and grossing more than $1 million, the UConn Health Center's 2012 White Coat Gala was a record-breaking affair.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:42:00 -0600The Power and Science of Waterhttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-anagnostou.htmlProfessor Manos Anagnostou, the Northeast Utilities Chair in Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and a professor in civil and environmental engineering, is an expert in the remote sensing of water.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0600Alumnus Makes $2.75M Bequest to School of Businesshttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-flynn.htmlAfter a long and successful career, Gordon Flynn, ’56, (BUS), has made a bequest of $2.75 million to the School of Business.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0600UConn Seeks to Become All-Steinway Schoolhttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-steinway.htmlWith the help of private donations, UConn’s School of Fine Arts hopes to become an all-Steinway School, replacing 90 percent or more of its assorted, aging pianos with Steinways, which have a reputation for excellence around the world.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0600Kevin Fahey Endows Scholarship for SUBOGhttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-fahey.htmlAfter 34 years as associate director of the Student Union and student activities, Kevin Fahey freely admits his affection for UConn. “I love the place,” he says. “I bleed UConn Blue.”Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0600Getting a Second Chance, and Giving Back for the Futurehttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-gargano.htmlThe worksite accident that nearly took the life of Michael Gargano ’03 BSEE, also brought him to UConn and turned that life around in new, unexpected directions. Today he donates to support the University as a way of showing his vision for the future of engineering.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0600UConn Rugby Becomes First Club Team to Establish Endowed Fundhttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-rugby.htmlWhat emerged from the UConn Rugby Football Club's 40th anniversary was a vision to become the first club sport at UConn to establish an endowed fund, a goal they have since met and exceeded.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:00 -0600Deposits Eligible to be Used as Donations by Graduating Studentshttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-deposit-donations.htmlStudents graduating in May can now easily turn a long-forgotten $50 deposit that they provided in their very first semester at UConn into a philanthropic gift that will effectively be doubled through alumni matching donations.Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:10:00 -0600Frontiers 2012http://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-04-frontiers.htmlOn April 13, UConn undergraduate students showed off their hard work and research at Frontiers in Undergraduate Research 2012. Some of this research was made possible through the generosity of UConn's donors.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:25:00 -0600Gifts Boosts Prosthodontics Care, Education, Researchhttp://www.foundation.uconn.edu/stories-of-giving/2012-02-cascade.htmlThe School of Dental Medicine’s Prosthodontic Residency Program will soon be able to offer its residents access to the latest technology for education, research and care, thanks to a $70,000 gift from the Cascade Foundation of Rockport, Maine.Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:24:00 -0700