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October 5, 2026

Combined Reports

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Anna Middendorf (#19) and Charlotte Veitner (#26) celebrate the Huskies' win over Syracuse in the NCAA second round on Nov. 13. (Michael Okoniewski/Syracuse University Photo)

Three Huskies Earn Field Hockey All-American Selections

This is the seventh-straight season that UConn field hockey has produced at least three All-Americans.

December 8, 2016 | Athletic Communications

Athletics

Supporting Undocumented Students at UConn

President Herbst responds to concerns expressed since the election about potential changes in federal policy that could affect undocumented students.

December 6, 2016 | President Susan Herbst

UConn Voices University News

Nine players from the Connecticut Agricultural College football team, known as the 'Aggies,' in 1927.

UConn Orange? How the Huskies Almost Became ‘Orangemen’

A look back at the time when the school colors were a matter for debate.

December 5, 2016 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Athletics

Joe Stern ’44 (ENG) atop the Empire State Building, standing next to the transmitter he helped design. Joe credited UConn with providing him the tools to have a successful career in telecommunications. (Photo courtesy of Linda Jo Stern '77 (CAHNR))

A Promise Fulfilled: The Stern Family’s Story

Linda Jo Stern ''77 (CAHNR) has fulfilled a pledge originally made by her late father, Joe Stern '44 (ENG), to establish a scholarship for female engineering students.

November 28, 2016 | Tiffany Ventura Thiele

Cameron Stapleton. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA)/for UConn)

UConn Football Profile: Cameron Stapleton

The redshirt junior defensive end is all about business when it comes to football, but likes to keep it light off the playing field.

November 21, 2016 | Athletic Communications

Athletics

Senior captain Matt Walsh uses his knowledge of both sides of the ball to be an explosive inside linebacker. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA)/for UConn)

UConn Football Profile: Linebacker Matt Walsh

Senior captain Matt Walsh uses his knowledge of both sides of the ball to become an explosive inside linebacker.

November 11, 2016 | Athletic Communications

Athletics

Nathaniel Hutt, a doctoral student of kinesiology, at the Outpatient Rehab Clinic at the VA Hospital in West Haven on Nov. 9, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Physical Therapy Student Veteran Will Serve Veterans

Graduate student and former Marine Nate Hutt is conducting research to identify a new subtype of Parkinson’s disease in veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

November 11, 2016 | Jason M. Sheldon

Community Impact Research & Discovery

Couple engaged in a heated discussion. (momentimages/Getty Images)

Democracy and Disagreement

After a divisive presidential race, UConn philosopher Michael Lynch discusses what it might take for people to find common ground.

November 9, 2016 | Michael P. Lynch, Department of Philosophy

Selected world religion symbols. (Abscent84/Getty Images)

UConn Reads: Growing Up with Two Religions

The son of a Jewish mother and a Roman Catholic father, Brandon Murray describes how he has found inspiration in many world faiths.

November 4, 2016 | Brandon Murray, Office of the Provost

Andreas Knappe. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Football Profile: Andreas Knappe

Meet senior offensive tackle Andreas Knappe, a captain and starting right tackle for the Huskies. The video is part of a series on UConn Football.

November 4, 2016 | Athletic Communications

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