Alumni
Protecting Endangered Sea Turtles and the Local Fishing Industry
UConn alum Jesse Senko '06 (CANR) is developing novel solutions that help both the sea turtles and the fishermen of Mexico's Baja Peninsula.
May 13, 2014 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Portraits of Strength: Alfredo Fuentes ’08 MPS
Veteran firefighter Alfredo Fuentes was among the first responders on 9/11. Forced by his injuries to give up his job, he came to UConn to study homeland security.
May 13, 2014 | Andrew Clark
A Growing Knowledge: From Plants to Pollinators
This article was first published in the Spring 2014 print edition of UConn Magazine. To access more stories like this, visit s.uconn.edu/spring 14 or download UConn Magazine’s free app for tablet devices. In a cover story titled “A World Without Bees,” Time magazine this past year addressed the troubling disappearance of honeybees – leading to questions of what it may […]
May 13, 2014 | Stefanie Dion Jones
A Commencement Speech from Space
NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio '82 (ENG) presented a unique perspective in his address to UConn engineering graduates.
May 10, 2014 | Colin Poitras
Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Symposium
UConn Health’s federally-funded grant to train people for careers in Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology (SCOB) research sponsored its annual capstone symposium last month. Seventeen trainees presented their research findings on topics including how bone, cartilage and teeth develop; genetics; biomechanics/biomaterials; and regeneration of diseased or damaged tissues. Linda Strausbaugh, professor of molecular and cell […]
May 6, 2014 | Jon Goldberg
Urban Health Scholars ‘Pay It Forward’
Dozens of Urban Service Track alumni are networking and sharing ideas as they mentor current UST students.
April 28, 2014 | Cathleen Torrisi
Gala Draws Support for UConn Health
Nearly 900 supporters celebrated UConn Health at the fifth annual White Coat Gala April 12.
April 22, 2014 | Jennifer Huber
Space Talk
Eight engineering students spoke via video chat with Rick Mastracchio ’82 (ENG) in space on April 18.
April 21, 2014 | Colin Poitras & Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)
UConn Reads Hits the Road
Alumni gathered in Boston and New York City to discuss the graphic novel Persepolis.
April 18, 2014 | Caitlin Trinh '07 (CLAS)
Hartford Parade, Rally Set for Sunday
The parade, starting at 4 p.m., will honor UConn's NCAA champion men's and women's basketball teams.
April 11, 2014 | Combined Reports