UConn Magazine

Carol McKenzie, a UConn basketball fans, sits in a restaurant with her white husky hand puppet, Jonathan Jr.

UConn Magazine: The Superfans

There's school spirit, and then there's UConn Spirit

Tara Ludlow Hurt standing in a filing room with boxes.

UConn Magazine: Paper Work

As the university archivist at Eastern Connecticut State University, Tara Ludlow Hurt ’94 (CLAS) does the dirty work of rescuing centuries-old documents for posterity

Headshot of Matt McMahon

UConn Magazine: McMahon on a Mission

Study abroad in Spain his junior year led to Matt McMahon’s job running the Sports Diplomacy Division at the U.S. State Department

Jeanne Collins posing for a photo inside a home

UConn Magazine: Designing a Take-2 Career

Tips for designing a serene space — and a new profession — from exec-turned-interior designer Jeanne Collins ’05 MBA

Petra Clark-Dufner at UConn John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Connecticut last December.

UConn Magazine: An Urban Healthcare Bootcamp

For nearly two decades, this cross-disciplinary program has taught future “change agents” how to provide good, accessible health care for everyone

Prince and Patrick posing in the studio.

UConn Magazine: Prince Marvin

Alum Marvin Prince gives color commentary on his role as a producer and Danette on top sports broadcast “The Dan Patrick Show”

Gamoran says he’s met lots of fun people in the green room including Tom Hanks, but his favorite “has to be Peggy from ‘Mad Men’ [Elisabeth Moss]. I had a little crush on her. My wife said, laughing, ‘Were you flirting with her?’”

UConn Magazine: “It’s Not About the Food”

Chef Joel Gamoran ’07 counts down his top 10 TV cooking appearances — from preparing ice cream sandwiches for Elmo to making fried chicken for Katie Couric

A mother hugging her daughter who had been working as an ICU nurse with strictly COVID prone vented patients for 4–6 weeks straight.

UConn Magazine: Who Tells Our (Pandemic) Story

Too often history is written by the powerful. A UConn anthropologist made sure the story of COVID-19 was chronicled by the rest of us

Celebrating her Ghanaian culture, Naadu Adjoka-Nartey wears a shirt of Ankara, or African wax print fabric, characterized by bold colors and designs.

UConn Magazine: “That’s My Calling”

Naadu Adjoka-Nartey knows UConn is the right school (times two) and family practice is the right profession

Northampton’s iconic Iron Horse music hall has been shuttered since March 2020. Freeman, of the UConn band Poor Old Shine, is raising money to bring the music back.

UConn Magazine: The Frontman

Touring with UConn-formed band Parsonsfield (formerly Poor Old Shine) takes a back seat to reviving a shuttered iconic music venue for Chris Freeman ’12