UConn Magazine

Jonathan XV hangs out at the UConn Athletics media day in the Rizza Performance Center

UConn Magazine: Baby’s Firsts

Follow in the adorable Jonathan XV’s paw prints as the mascot-in-training experiences his UConn milestones

Portrait of Garrett Schlichte

UConn Magazine: In America’s Test Kitchen

Garrett Schlichte’s dinner parties were so buzzy, they got him cast on a next-big-thing cooking show

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UConn Magazine: Art of the Label

Behind every box and can in your grocery store is a UConn nutrition and arts degree

Portrait of Aaron Carr

UConn Magazine: Aaron Carr is Holding Landlords Accountable

Aaron Carr started a small housing watchdog nonprofit at age 28. Less than a decade later, that group has filed the largest housing discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history

Eunice Omega standing outside of the Pixar HQ

UConn Magazine: Seeking “Smart with Heart” at Pixar

Eunice Omega says the coolest thing about working at Pixar is the impact

DeBacco and students work in the controlled laboratory greenhouse perfecting hands-on skills.

UConn Magazine: Advanced Cannabis Horticulture

Matt DeBacco wants each of his students to come out of this class with the chemistry, horticulture, and business know-how for a successful grow-out

Joe La Puma hanging out with his sneaker collection

UConn Magazine: Kicks

Why does everyone — count Lil Nas X, Matt Damon, Alicia Keys, and Penny Hardaway — want to shop for sneakers with Joe La Puma?

Dr. Francine Zeng, Dr. Nurudeen “Lucky” Osumah, and Dr. Jessica Mary posing in the hospital during their residency.

UConn Magazine: First-Years

Three UConn School of Medicine graduates take us through year one of residency —with its fast-and-furious rotations meant to teach the finer points of chosen specialties and the broad realities of what it means to be a practicing doctor

Andre Jackson Jr. after winning the NCAA championship

UConn Magazine: Basketball Capital of The World

We might as well just change Storrs’ name to this. As Jim Nantz writes here, “People don’t say Duke and UConn in the same sentence often enough, but they need to now.”

Nicole Wagner standing in her lab

UConn Magazine: Nicole Wagner Wants to Help People Regain Vision

Sending artificial retinas into space may be the breakthrough she needs