Author Archive: Combined Reports

• May 24, 2013 Eight UConn Professors Inducted into Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Eight UConn faculty were inducted as new members, and distinguished professor-in-residence Anthony DeMaria received the Distinguished Service Award.
• May 23, 2013 Old School Friends Bring New School Flair to Plans for Asian Restaurant Three recent UConn graduates plan to open a Japanese restaurant in Storrs Center that is intended to parallel edgy restaurants in major cities.
• May 17, 2013 Class of 2013: Justin and Kristen Bandura, Future Lawyers Siblings Justin ’13 JD and Kristen ’13 JD took different paths to law school but will each receive a law degree on the same day.
• May 16, 2013 Class of 2013: Andraya Pulaski, Future Attorney When she graduates with her law degree May 19, Andraya Pulaski ’13 JD will fulfill a dream she has had since she was 10.
• May 15, 2013 Hartford Students ‘Over the Moon’ After NASA Race Six high school students competed in NASA’s Great Moonbuggy Race, with the help of UConn graduate STEM fellows.
• May 10, 2013 Volunteer Firefighters Learn Professional Skills While Helping Out in the Community Students volunteering with the Mansfield Fire Department learn to cope with the unexpected.
• May 9, 2013 Class of 2013: Jigish Patel, Future Teacher After graduating as an Honors student with three majors, Jigish Patel ’13 (CLAS) will join Teach for America as a volunteer math teacher in Arkansas for two years.
• May 8, 2013 UConn Skydiving – There’s Nothing Quite Like It See the world through the eyes of UConn skydivers.
• May 7, 2013 New Mentoring Program Helps Set City Students on Path to College Two cultural centers have started a program that pairs UConn students with Hartford middle and high school students.
• May 3, 2013 2013 Spring Edition – UCONN Magazine Features State of the Next Generation – Despite the tremendous demand for qualified workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, less than half of college students are majoring in these disciplines. How is UConn partnering with the state of Connecticut to address the gap? Not Your Average Joel – He runs a…
• May 3, 2013 Prime Climbs: From Rock Bottom to the Tops of the World By Carol Masheter ’83 MA, ’88 Ph.D. Carol Masheter ’83 MA, ’88 Ph.D. has been to the tops of the world. Last year, she became the world’s oldest woman, at age 65, to reach the top of every one of the highest mountains on each of the seven continents, known as the Seven Summits, plus…