Alumni
UConn Magazine: Curling
'Every sport has its own injury profile. The goal is to drive a reduction of injury risks and a reduction of injury burden'
November 12, 2021 | Peter Nelson for UConn Magazine
Retired Professor Offers $100K Matching Gift to Save Veterans’ Entrepreneurship Program
A program that has put UConn on the map for veteran entrepreneurship
November 11, 2021 | Claire Hall
UConn Magazine: Cool to be Kind
'I feel like I'm living my dream'
November 5, 2021 | Amy Sutherland for UConn Magazine
CAHNR Alum Taoran Wang Working to Improve Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Wang is using her PhD in nutritional sciences to develop sustainable biopolymer innovations at plant-based leader, Beyond Meat
November 4, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
#ThisIsAmerica Panel Features Critical Race Theory Discussion
This past month, UConn alumni, staff, and students gathered virtually for the #ThisIsAmerica: Critical Race Theory in Schools panel. #ThisIsAmerica, organized by the UConn Foundation with co-sponsors from across the University, is a series that brings together the UConn community to discuss and unpack systematic racism, social justice, and human rights issues. In addition, it spotlights the individuals, organizations, and movements fighting for justice and equity, and against oppression and white supremacy.
October 28, 2021 | Jordana Castelli
UConn Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni Honored by NAACP
UConn will be well represented when the Connecticut NAACP branches play host to a reception to honor the “100 Most Influential Blacks in the State of Connecticut.”
October 22, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
President Biden Centers Human Rights in His Address at UConn
On Friday, we were honored to host the President of the United States Joe Biden at the University of Connecticut where he joined students, faculty, staff, supporters, the Dodd family, and leaders from across our state for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights.
October 20, 2021 | Kathryn Libal, Glenn Mitoma, Daniel Weiner, Richard A. Wilson
UConn Magazine: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Lectures
Meet the scientist behind those gorgeous shots of Horsebarn Hill you've seen on Instagram
October 20, 2021 | Jessica McBride, PhD
UConn Foundation Names Jake Lemon President and CEO
Lemon has served as senior vice president for development since 2016
October 7, 2021 | Jennifer Huber, UConn Foundation
The Transformative Scandinavian Trip that Led a Nursing Ph.D. Student Back to UConn
George Goodrich '09 (NUR) worked in paramedicine and public radio before finding his way to nursing — and now has returned to UConn to pursue his doctorate
October 7, 2021 | Rachel Antonelli