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UConn Online Grad Programs Lauded for Quality, Value for Veterans

National rankings for Nursing, Engineering, and Business as ecosystems of success for veterans

February 4, 2025 | Combined Reports

UConn Voices University News
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New NetWerx Initiative Brings Alumni Mentorship into the Classroom

Making those first steps onto a career path less intimidating and more rewarding

January 30, 2025 | Jaclyn Severance

Alumni Entrepreneurship
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A Mite-y Use of Electricity

A fascinating example of how some creatures sense and rely on electric fields for survival

January 28, 2025 | Elaina Hancock

Gaofei Zhang, a Ph.D. candidate in Allied Health, has created her own company featuring ultra-warm and stylish winter boots. Zhang credits UConn's Innovation Quest program for helping her become an entrepreneur.

Innovation Quest Turns Students into Entrepreneurs 

New CEO Gaofei Zhang hopes her boot company will make cold, wet feet a thing of the past 

January 28, 2025 | Claire Hall

Entrepreneurship UConn Voices
Hayley Segar pitches to the judges on "Shark Tank"

Alum Hayley Segar Wows ‘Shark Tank’ Judges, Lands a Deal with Two of Them

'To be successful on "Shark Tank" is so incredibly validating'

January 27, 2025 | Claire Hall

Alumni Entrepreneurship
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Moral Courage Network Founder to Visit UConn for Metanoia Program

'A time for the University to come together and delve deeply into important topics and concerns'

January 27, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz

Angelina Gadeliya, assistant professor in residence of piano and coordinator of keyboard studies program at UConn, plays the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts' new 2024 Steinway Model D concert grand piano

Jorgensen Celebrates New Steinway Piano with Concert Featuring UConn’s Angelina Gadeliya

'We needed a piano that could cut through an orchestra and still have a beautiful, warm singing sound. That’s a lot to ask for in one piano'

January 23, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips

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UConn Firsts: ESPN College GameDay

ESPN’s College GameDay made its basketball debut 20 years ago right here on the Storrs campus

January 23, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

Alumni Athletics
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Outgoing President Biden Honors UConn Researchers and Mentors 

Three UConn faculty members received prestigious honors from President Joe Biden during his final week in office. 

January 22, 2025 | Matt Engelhardt, and Mac Murray

Research & Discovery UConn Health University News
A portrait photo of entrepreneur and alum Haley Segar.

Swimsuit Entrepreneur, UConn Alum Hayley Segar to Appear on ‘Shark Tank’

Segar makes her pitch on Friday, Jan. 24

January 16, 2025 | Claire Hall

Alumni Entrepreneurship