Alumni

Laura and Ryan talk before the Ironman Los Cabos in November 2017. It was later during this race that Laura did not feel well, which started her journey back to UConn and the KSI. (Photo courtesy of Ryan and Laura Marcoux)

Love, Sweat, and Engineering II

A UConn love story.

Karen Mullins, head coach of UConn softball 1983-2014. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Softball Coach Inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame

Karen Mullins, a UConn alum and coach of the softball team for 31 seasons, took the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament eight times.

Yorkeria izardi, a tapeworm from northern Australia that is hosted by an undescribed species of Chiloscyllium or bamboo shark. Researchers from UConn and the University of Kansas, together with collaborators from around the world, have counted almost 5,000 species of tapeworms to date, and estimate there to be as many as 20,000 species. (Caira Lab)

Tallying Tapeworms: New Book Details Species, Hosts

To date, the researchers count almost 5,000 species of tapeworms and estimate there to be as many as 20,000 species.

MBA student Enuma Ezeife in a classroom on a new floor at the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

MBA Student Pursues Internship to Benefit Medical Patients

During an internship this past summer, Enuma Ezeife helped build sales for a UConn startup marketing a medical innovation that will help patients who need a bone graft.

Spectrophotometry is the science of measuring chemical absorption and reflection of light. Illustration by Jessica Ortegon ’18 (CLAS)/(SFA), a double major in chemistry and art and art history. The animation was developed by Alexandra Sailer ’19 (SFA), a digital media and design major.

Animating Biological Concepts

Biology majors enrolling for next semester in the lab section of Biology 1107 will be among the first to benefit from a series of five instructional animations developed by students in digital media and art.

Among her many travels, Olivia Balsinger '14 CLAS) has hobnobbed with camels in the Masada Desert in Israel. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Balsinger)

Recent Alum Has Whole World in Her Hands

Travel journalist Olivia Balsinger ’14 (CLAS) has 75 nation stamps in her passport.

During a July episode of 'Scraps,' Gamoran and longtime friend Sally Hiebert foraged along Sonoma, California, roadsides to prepare a found feast for locals there.

Checking in with Joel Gamoran, Host of FYI’s ‘Scraps’

'I see flavor where the world sees waste,' says the UConn alum, whose new cooking show debuted in May.

Sam Stine '18 (CLAS) working at the Biodiversity Research Collections facility. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Old Specimens, New Insights

In UConn’s Biodiversity Research Collections, scientists, like detectives, are discovering new information about species today, even from specimens collected decades ago.

UConn alumnus Brian Paganini '03 (BUS) designed and runs ‘Quantum Biopower,’ Connecticut’s first food waste-to-energy facility. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

UConn Alum Heads State’s First Food Waste-to-Energy Plant

'It's staggering what we throw away,' says Brian Paganini '03 (BUS), who launched his business, Quantum BioPower, last December.

Taking a Step Forward: The Impact of Privilege in the Classroom

Neag School alumna Jennifer Lanese ’94 (ED), ’95 MA authors this original piece, reflecting on the meaning of privilege, its impact in the classroom, and how educators can work toward fostering a culturally competent learning environment for their students.