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Kimberly Grendzinski ’16 (CAHNR) begins every workday at NYC’s Central Park Zoo fending off a mob of hungry mob of heckling penguins.

Miguel Cardona, a UConn alum, who has been selected as President-Elect Biden's nominee for Secretary of Education.

UConn’s Neag School Alum Miguel Cardona Tapped to Be Biden’s Education Secretary

Miguel Cardona ’01 MA, ’04 6th Year, ’11 Ed.D., ’12 ELP has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to be the next US Secretary of Education.

The University seal

UConn to Recognize Employee Achievements During Pandemic

The perseverance and innovation UConn's faculty and staff have shown during the pandemic will be recognized in a virtual ceremony in January.

Bury Christmas, And a Happy New Use: Repurposing Christmas Trees to Prevent Coastal Erosion

When Christmas is over, those formerly-decorated trees may have a new purpose in protecting Connecticut beaches and marshes from erosion.

UConn Deputy Chief of Police Maggie Silver receives a vaccine for COVID-19

UConn Health Workers ‘Feeling Great’ a Week After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

A week after getting vaccinated against COVID-19, UConn Health workers say they're feeling well and excited to see the vaccine roll out across the state.

Emma Björngard-Basayne ’15 MA, ’18 Ph.D., left, and Kristi Kaeppel ’20 Ph.D.

Citing Friendship, in Academia and Beyond

Friendship is an oft-avoided term in the workplace, but it can be an essential component for success, especially among members of marginalized groups.

The UConn Foundation building

Scholarship ‘Releases Stress’ on First-Generation UConn Student

Cristal Arguello says her scholarship enables her to pursue important research without worrying about how to make ends meet.

An aquaculture worker on a pond in Vietnam

UConn, Sea Grant’s Bob Pomeroy: Dedicated to Improving Marine Ecosystems Around the World

Bob Pomeroy, who recently retired from his post as an extension specialist and marine resource economist with Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn, has spent his career working on research and development projects with small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

a testing site

Hawley Armory, Named For a Military Typhoid Fever Victim, Now Home To COVID-19 Testing

Hawley Armory's newest use as a site for on-campus employee COVID-19 testing brings the history of the building back full circle to its namesake -- Willis N. Hawley.

Hand with umbrella and rain

With Global Challenges in Mind, Keeping a Decades-long Success Story at the Forefront

The world's success in addressing the crisis of acid rain could serve as a template for tackling similar challenges.