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Rachel Hill, women's soccer. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Rachel Hill, Soccer Standout

Rachel Hill is one of the premier soccer forwards in the country. She leads the UConn women's soccer team in scoring and was on the U.S. U-20 National Team in 2014.

Sarah Nolen, a graduate student in puppet arts, directs the production of "Treeples," a TV show about girls facing their fears on May 15, 2015. This project was funded by an Idea Grant. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Puppetry Graduate Branches Out into Children’s TV

Sarah Nolen '15 MFA is completing a project for a children's television show with Treeples puppets.

Mathematics/actuarial science major Xiaoxuan Zhuang '15 (CLAS) presents to classmates in his advanced Chinese writing course. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

UConn Graduates First Majors in Chinese

The Class of 2015 includes the first UConn students to graduate with a Chinese major, thanks to a new program in CLAS.

Abraham Aron

Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn? In the first two years of medical school, the grueling exams made me unsure I would have the energy to make it through such a long training process. That all changed the moment I started my clinical rotations during the third year. After finally having […]

JJ Bivona '16 (CLAS) in the lab on April 16, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: Being a Student-Athlete

A video profile of biology major and football player JJ Bivona '15 (CLAS) is the fifth and final in this year's week-long series.

Elizabeth Schilling '15 (NUR). (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: Rise to the Challenge

A video profile of nursing major Elizabeth Schilling '15 (NUR), who has successfully balanced the demands of cheerleading, a job, and a rigorous class schedule.

Annaliese Sehulster '15 (CLAS). (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: Enhancing Lives

A video profile of psychology major Anneliese Sehulster '15 (CLAS), who enjoys teaching kids with learning disabilities.

Gabriel Bachinelo '16 (BUS) at the Wilbur Cross south reading room on April 2, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

#WhyWeAreHuskies: First Generation

A video profile of Gabriel Bachinelo '16 (BUS), the first generation in his family to attend college, continues a week-long series.

Anton Gudz

Given the fact that you are originally from another nation, how did you hear about UConn? I actually moved from Ukraine right before high school, so I had already lived in the U.S. for a number of years. This being said, I am very proud to be Ukrainian, and I am a member of the […]

Kaitrin Acuna

Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn? I vividly remember sitting on the floor of the studio, on the first day of my first class at UConn, and watching an art professor stand on a podium and drop 60 sheets of printer paper one by one. It was a wonderful feeling to finally be […]