Alumni

UConn entrepreneur Jasdeep Singh holds the giant check that signifies his victory at a business pitch competition held at the SXSW conference.

UConn Entrepreneur Wins Pitch Competition at 15th Annual SXSW

With the highest caliber of applicants in the festival’s history, STMPatch Wins Food, Nutrition, Health Category

Curtis Tearte stands in the entrance to the UConn Law Library

UConn Law Graduate Taps His Retirement Fund to Boost Scholarship

Curtis Tearte ’78 and his wife Jylla are excited about providing scholarships for academic credit, global study programs, and unique immersion experiences for students.

Jasmin Williams and Abigail Boursiquot reading their Match Day letters together.

Match Day Thrills at UConn School of Medicine

100 Percent Match for UConn School of Medicine Students on National Match Day

Neag School Alumni Award recipients gather in front of a blue UConn banner.

Eight Neag School Alumni Honored at 26th Annual Awards Celebration

The Student Union Ballroom at UConn Storrs was filled on Saturday, March 9, with Neag School of Education Alumni Board members, faculty, staff, administrators, friends, and guests

Gamoran says he’s met lots of fun people in the green room including Tom Hanks, but his favorite “has to be Peggy from ‘Mad Men’ [Elisabeth Moss]. I had a little crush on her. My wife said, laughing, ‘Were you flirting with her?’”

UConn Magazine: “It’s Not About the Food”

Chef Joel Gamoran ’07 counts down his top 10 TV cooking appearances — from preparing ice cream sandwiches for Elmo to making fried chicken for Katie Couric

EWB in Peru

UConn Engineers Without Borders Use Skillsets to Help Communities Find Longterm Solutions to Worldwide Problems

On March 24, UConn Engineers Without Borders will host the 2024 Northeast Regional Conference, offering poster and technical sessions, professional development, and hands-on trainings

Ruthann Pritchard with daughter Samantha Calzone

A Daughter’s Legacy Helps Students Pursue Their Dreams

The Samantha Calzone Scholarship is awarded annually to support the education of students who, like Samantha, are animal science majors and members of the Equestrian Team

Northampton’s iconic Iron Horse music hall has been shuttered since March 2020. Freeman, of the UConn band Poor Old Shine, is raising money to bring the music back.

UConn Magazine: The Frontman

Touring with UConn-formed band Parsonsfield (formerly Poor Old Shine) takes a back seat to reviving a shuttered iconic music venue for Chris Freeman ’12

Taylor Vander Laan, a social worker from Grand Rapids Mich., practices sharing his story during the Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work campaign school for social workers at the Hartford Club on Feb. 23, 2024.

UConn’s Campaign School for Social Workers Challenges Everyone Affected by Politics to Get Involved

'Politics can feel like an insiders’ game, so we work to give attendees the knowledge, skills, and confidence to participate'

Phone near a computer

Are ChatGPT Exercise Recommendations Just What the Doctor Ordered?

According to a new study, ChatGPT’s output provided only 41% of the content expected in a gold-standard exercise recommendation