Alumni

Inventor of the Happy Dinosaurs plush toys speaks with a potential investor.

Alum Roars into Children’s Toy Market with Colorful Plush Dinosaurs, Plans for Complementary Books

'As a solo entrepreneur, there are so many jobs to do.  When you’re starting off, you kick down as many doors as you can'

The Charles B. Gentry Building as seen from the sundial.

Meet the Neag School’s 2024-25 Alumni Board

Members of the board volunteer to work toward engaging and connecting with alumni of the Neag School throughout the year

UConn Graduate Authors Book to Aid Communication Development

“Listening Ears” was published last year and aims to help children with their speech development

Stephany Santos

Engineering Future Success, One Student at a Time

Stephany Santos, named to the newly established Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion, sees her role as helping students build successful engineering futures, no matter the challenges

Qian Yang, Jeanine Armstrong Gouin, Anna Tarakanova and Stephany Santos

UConn Trustee Creates Breakthrough Women’s Leadership Initiative

Gift catalyzes support for women in engineering leadership roles long overlooked

A photo of the UConn men's basketball team in the early 1930s, with Harrison Fitch, the first Black basketball player.

‘Honey’ Fitch’s Legacy: UConn Scholars ‘Advance So Others Can Follow’

The Harrison Fitch Leadership Fund continues the trailblazing legacy of UConn's first Black basketball player

Tom and Eileen Marston sitting on a couch, posing for a photo with the video title overlayed.

Lifelong Husky Couple Expands Scholarship by Giving Through Their Life Insurance

The scholarship has already provided financial support for 11 undergraduate students at the Avery Point campus and now it will support many more students for years to come

Tyler Gavitt in the lab

CAHNR Alum Tyler Gavitt Uses Science to Design Vaccines and Foster Open Public Health Discussion

From transformational research experiences, to basketball championships and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, three-time UConn alum Tyler Gavitt shares his UConn journey and where it's taken him

Kelli Bates standing in front of Olympic rings in Paris, France.

10 Questions With Alumna Kelli Bates, Former Student-Athlete Working at Paris Olympics

Kelli Bates ’19 ED, a games operations specialist with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, says her UConn experiences have been instrumental in helping her navigate the field of sport management

One of the owners of Square Peg Pizza poses in a restaurant.

UConn Magazine: Good Taste

'We feel very much a part of UConn'