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 cooking school in New York City, appears as a guest chef on the “Today” show, and has starred in his own Web series. Joel Gamoran ’07 (CLAS), just 27 years old, is cooking up a seriously successful culinary career – with even bigger plans for the future.
10 Questions
Where the Wild Things Are – Morty Ortega, associate professor of natural resources, knows that bringing students deep into the wilderness of South Africa is an essential strategy when it comes to preserving the planet.
Vantage Point
Prime Climbs: From Rock Bottom to the Tops of the World – Carol Masheter ’83 MA, ’88 Ph.D. gives a glimpse into the high-altitude odyssey that led her, at age 65, to become the oldest woman to climb the world’s highest peaks.
Huskymania
Husky Evolution –When this fall’s athletics season starts for the University’s 700 student-athletes, it will not only mark the beginning of the 2013-2014 season, but also the debut of a new look for UConn – from updated uniforms for the players and coaches of the Huskies’ men’s and women’s teams to a redesigned Husky logo.
Number Cruncher
UConn: A Growing Hub for Personalized Medicine – The UConn Health Center has come a long way over the past two years, with major expansion projects that are now under way poised to have a profound and lasting impact not only on the state’s economy, but also the future of individualized medicine. Here, the numbers behind Bioscience Connecticut and the forthcoming Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine tell a story of their own.
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