Alumni

UConn to Receive Purple Heart Medal of Decorated Alumnus

The presentation on behalf of the WWII and Korean War hero will occur on campus at the Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial.

Q&A With an Alum from the Neag School’s Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates

Zato Kadambaya ’01, ’04 came to the U.S. from Africa, studying with the intention of going into electrical engineering. Returning to Africa, he was inspired to help people receive a better education and decided to become a teacher. The Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) through UConn’s Neag School of Education helped him fulfill his dream.

The parade during Huskies Forever Weekend on Oct. 11, 2015. (Roger Castonguay for UConn)

Huskies On Parade

The annual Parade on Oct. 11, part of Huskies Forever Weekend, was the kickoff for a week of Homecoming activities for UConn Nation.

Kartik Chandran '99 Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, on Sept. 19, 2015 in New York, N.Y. (Photo courtesy of John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

UConn Alum Named MacArthur Fellow

Environmental engineer Kartik Chandran ’99 Ph.D. is one of 24 individuals recognized this year with a MacArthur ‘genius grant.’

Richard T. Carbray '75 (PHR) has been elected to serve a second term on UConn's Board of Trustees. (Photo courtesy of UConn Alumni)

Richard T. Carbray Re-elected to Board of Trustees

UConn Alumni have voted to re-elect the pharmacy graduate to a second term on UConn's Board of Trustees.

Alum and First-time Author Explores Why Smart Kids Cheat

Neag alumna Kate Maupin ’08 recently won the 2015 International Book Award (IBA) for her first book, Cheating, Dishonesty & Manipulation: Why Bright Kids Do It (Great Potential Press, 2015). Beating out 1,200 entries from around the world, she captured the top prize in the education/academic category, revealing how “more than 80 percent of bright students self-reported that they had not only cheated in an academic setting, but also had never been caught.”

Don Quixote and other figures (mixed media) from “Master Peter’s Puppet Show” (2007) by Leslie Weinberg ’88 MFA, part of “The Work That Follows: 50 Years of UConn Puppeteers” at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. (Kenneth Best/UConn Photo)

Puppetry Festival a Homecoming for Alumni Puppeteers

Many alums are among the more than 500 puppeteers attending this week’s National Puppetry Festival, kicking off celebrations for the half-century of UConn puppet arts.

Smithsonian Gardener Has UConn Roots

UConn alum James Gagliardi's garden encompasses three city blocks in the heart of Washington, D.C., and receives 8,000,000 visitors a year.

Anson Ma, center, assistant professor of chemical engineering, speaks during the UConn Science Salon held at NIXS Hartford on June 4, 2015. At left is lakshmi Nair, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and chemical, materials and bio-molecular engineering. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Food for Thought at UConn’s First Science Salon

The UConn Foundation hosted a lively discussion of 3D printing and its potential in the field of health care at a science cafe in Hartford Thursday.

UConn Science Salon: Talking Research Over Cocktails

UConn’s new series of engaging science discussions kicks off June 4 with '3D Printing: Living Tissue to Human Organ.'