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Maggie Quackenbush '17 (BUS) is one of only two recent graduates accepted for a two-year program at Sony Music that will take her to Manhattan, New Jersey, and Munich. (Photo courtesy of Maggie Quackenbush)

Business Graduate Lands Dream Job at Sony Music

Maggie Quackenbush '17 (BUS) is one of only two recent graduates accepted for a two-year program at Sony Music that will take her to Manhattan, New Jersey, and Munich.

Sophomore Susan Aneno is traveling this week to Eugene, Ore. to compete in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. (J.J. Clark/UConn Photo)

UConn Runner to Compete in NCAA Championships

Sophomore runner Susan Aneno is the only member of the UConn track and field teams participating in Nationals this week in Eugene, Ore.

Anna Middendorf (Photo by Stephen Slade/Athletic Communications)

Field Hockey Standout Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

The University of Connecticut nominated Anna Middendorf, a three-time All-American from Bremen, Germany, for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Woman of the Year award.

Iram Valverde, president of the Undergraduate Student Government for 2017-18, takes office April 19. (Emily Fitzpatrick/UConn Photo)

Meet This Year’s USG President Irma Valverde

Valverde assumes office today, for the upcoming academic year.

Honors student and marketing major Margo Bailey has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the prestigious IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. (Nathan Oldham for UConn)

Business Student Among Six UConn Fulbright Winners

Marketing major Margo Bailey was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship to the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.

Mohammad Mansour, the youngest of six siblings to pursue undergraduate studies at the Avery Point campus, likes to end each day watching the sun set across Long Island Sound. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

All in the Family at Avery Point

Aspiring pharmacist Mohammad Mansour – and his five siblings before him – chose to begin their UConn journeys at Avery Point.

IDEA Grant recipient Raeanne Nuzzo displays poster designs that incorporate images and language from this year's Presidential election campaign. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student Project Probes Role of Fear in 2016 Election

IDEA Grant recipient Raeanne Nuzzo ‘17 uses art to examine the influence of fear in the 2016 presidential election. Her posters are currently on display at the Art Building.

Breanna Stewart '16 (CLAS) is the only collegiate athlete among 25 finalists for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Stewart Named 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year

Alumna Breanna Stewart is the fourth Husky to win this honor.

Freshman Alterique Gilbert of the men's basketball team speaks with the media. (Athletic Communications Photo)

Incoming Hoopster Draws Upon Many Skills

Freshman point guard Alterique Gilbert says his coach, Kevin Ollie, can expect to receive one of the original drawings he produces in his spare time.

The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. (©Derek Hayn/Centerbrook Architects)

Intern Finds Calling in Research

Mice may be a nuisance in the home, but Jennifer Allocco ’17 (CLAS) is learning that they’re very important in the lab. This summer, Allocco, a biological sciences and German double major, is working as an intern in The Serreze Lab at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. Working alongside postdoctoral associate Maximiliano Presa, […]