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Timothy "Scott" Case 92 (ENG), co-founder of Priceline.com speaks to students to kick off UConn's “Month of Discovery.” (Lucie Turkel/UConn Photo)

Priceline.com Alum Ushers In ‘Month of Discovery’

“When you are looking to start a company, you have to be curious about the problem the company will solve and if there is really a need for it,” said Timothy "Scott" Case, ’92 (ENG).

Mitchell Hornak '22 (ENG) (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Driving Innovation: Mitchell Hornak ’22

At UConn, the sophomore has already won the Innovation Quest (iQ) award for an automated opioid dispenser designed to help prevent patients from overdosing.

UConn's Dr. Natalie Moore in the Bahamas at the site where a hospital stood before Hurricane Dorian. Moore and Amanda Ramsdell from the UConn Health Emergency Department are working with the International Medical Corps, which is establishing a tent hospital to care for patients on Grand Bahama Island. (Submitted Photo)

Researchers Hone Our Ability to Map Storm Flooding

UConn researchers developed a radar satellite-based mapping technique that will improve the ability of forecasters to more accurately predict the inundated area caused by future storms. 

A close-up of a worker holding a yellow hardhat at his side

Occupational Illnesses in Connecticut Decrease

The most recent data available indicate workplace-related illnesses have gone down in Connecticut, according to UConn Health experts.

Partha Loor of UConn Extension’s urban agriculture program, sells produce at the Danbury Farmers’ Market. (Sara Putnam/UConn Photo)

UConn Extension Produces Bumper Crop of Urban Farmers

UConn Extension's urban agriculture program brings fresh produce - and the skills to grow it - to Connecticut cities.

Daniel Toscano '87 (BUS) gives the keynote address at the School of Business Commencement ceremony held at Gampel Pavilion on May 12, 2013. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Alum Dan Toscano Named Board of Trustees Chair

Governor Ned Lamont also appointed Scott Cowen, president emeritus of Tulane University, and reappointed four others, to the board.

Tessa Getchis, senior educator with UConn Extension, leads a tour of oyster farming operations in Mystic Harbor. (Thomas Rettig/UConn Photo)

UConn Steers the Way to Shellfish Farms

Connecticut's coastline hosts a growing aquaculture industry, which UConn Extension educators promote alongside farmers of oysters, clams, fish, and seaweeds.

UConn’s Class of 2023 includes more than 5,400 incoming freshmen, about 77% of whom live in Connecticut, including (L to R): Heri Mulungula of New Haven, Julia Lawler of Ridgefield, Sarah Ibrahim of Coventry, and Areez Rahim of Avon. (Stephanie Reitz/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Freshmen Bring Talent, Ambition, and Unprecedented Diversity

First-year students bring with them a wealth of talent and aspirations. Here is all you need to know about the Class of 2023.

Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS) and Paul Hanlon, veteran and outreach coordinator for the Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs, meet at Bookworms Cafe at the Homer Babbidge Library. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Preserving Veteran Stories for Future Generations

'Everyone writes books about the generals ... These are the people you don’t remember, and I think that is a failure in our history and the way we write it,' says Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS), whose interview of a veteran will be archived at the Library of Congress and the Dodd Research Center.

Drew Asia-Keating in England.

Education Abroad: Drew-Asia Keating ’20, London, England

First-generation college student Drew Asia-Keating '20 (CLAS) says her Education Abroad experience in London took her out of her comfort zone.