Alumni
Plant and Soil Center Opens to the Public
UConn celebrated the opening of the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center, bringing together research, diagnostics, and community engagement and advance plant and soil health across Connecticut
June 11, 2026 | Jason Sheldon - College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Former WWE President George Aldo Barrios ’87 Offers Career, Life Advice in New Book
'Life, as I’ve learned, always has more to throw at you. You know what I say? Bring it on'
June 11, 2026 | Claire Hall
UConn Alum’s App Provides Accurate Food Additive Information
A new iPhone app called Food Additive Lens uses artificial intelligence to help consumers and professionals better understand ingredients and additives in food products
June 10, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
$1.5M Gift Establishes the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advanced Triage Unit at UConn Health and the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Classroom at the UConn School of Law
The gift will expand the emergency care department at UConn Health and enhance learning spaces for School of Law students
June 8, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
The Moment That Changed Everything, and the Gift That Followed
Enabling students to learn by doing — about the law and about themselves
June 4, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
Neag School’s Tutita Casa Wins Teaching Award
Casa has been named the 2026 Dr. Perry A. Zirkel Distinguished Teaching Award recipient
May 28, 2026 | Mikala Kane '26 MA - Neag School of Education
Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Receive White Coats as Program Celebrates 75 Years
As the program marks 75 years, this year’s White Coat Ceremony celebrated both the accomplishments of the Class of 2027 and the continued legacy of the UConn Doctor of Physical Therapy program
May 27, 2026 | Jessica McBride, PhD - College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
KSI Opens Satellite Location at University of North Florida
The new Perry Weather Heat Lab is designed to advance the science of thermoregulation, performance, health, and safety through controlled environmental testing
May 22, 2026 | College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Partners in Life and in the Lab
How one couple turned their shared life in UConn Health research into a generous legacy that will jumpstart students’ scientific careers
May 19, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
Honoring and Continuing a Legacy of Community Engagement
Philosophy Professor Emeritus Leonard I. Krimerman championed ideals of social and economic justice, the importance of human dignity, and the prioritization of community wellbeing
May 15, 2026 | Anna Heqimi