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Academy of Engineering and Green Technology’s NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, which occurred over the weekend of April 9-10. They won the Rover Challenge Race 2016 Frank Joe Sexton Memorial Pit Crew Award High School Division. The team was led by graduate student Taofeek Orekan, a UConn NSF GK-12 Fellow.

A Vehicle Fit for Space Exploration

A UConn engineering grad student led a team of high school students in the NASA Rover Challenge to build a human-powered 'moonbuggy.'

Robert H. Hart Fellowship: Notable Educator’s Legacy to Impact Aspiring Teachers

UConn alum Robert H. Hart ’40 (CLAS) lived a life dedicated to his hometown of Meriden, Conn., including a 30-year career spent there as an educator. Hart, who passed away in April 2015 at the age of 96, will now be remembered at the Neag School through a student scholarship newly established in his name.

“To look like that and be a cop reporter, it really takes something,” said Smith’s first boss at Charleston’s The Post and Courier. (UConn Magazine photo)

The First Draft of History

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Smith ’87 (CLAS) has had a front seat to turmoil and tragedy. But he has used good journalism to force political change.

John Ovian ’17 (CLAS) explains his research in chemistry to a fellow student at the 19th annual Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition. (UConn Photo/Sydney Lauro ’17 (CLAS))

Undergraduates Present Research at Frontiers Exhibition

The 19th annual Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition featured a record 272 undergraduate presenters.

Undergraduate researcher Brendan Smalec in Professor Rachel O'Neill's lab. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

10 Young Scientists from UConn Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are highly competitive and highly prestigious.

Neag School Celebrates 2016 Alumni Awardees

Members of the Neag School of Education Alumni Society, as well as faculty, staff, and administrators of the Neag School of Education gathered this past Saturday on the UConn Storrs campus with the 2016 Alumni Awards honorees and their guests for the 18th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration. Seven outstanding Neag School graduates were recognized at the event.

Former Husky Caron Butler celebrates his induction into Huskies of Honor along with his former coach, Jim Calhoun, and his daughter. (UConn Athletic Communications Photo)

Former Husky Caron Butler Makes Gift to Basketball Champions Center

Butler and his wife Andrea hope to inspire others to donate to UConn's student-athletes.

Hart Blanton, left, professor of psychology, and postdoc Chris Burrows '15 Ph.D. study video games with embedded health messages on March 9, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Virtual Reality Can Deliver Public Health Messages

In a study of video game users, UConn researchers found that virtual reality makes people more accepting of public health messages.

Future Teachers Unite With Education Professionals in New Neag School Mentoring Program

For students of color interested in pursuing a career as a schoolteacher, the Neag School, in partnership with student-led organization Leadership in Diversity (L.I.D.), now offers a new source of inspiration: professional educators and administrators who have volunteered to offer their support and knowledge through a recently launched mentoring program. Current Neag School student Sarah Hodge […]

Singer-songwriters from left, Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, and Anais Mitchell will perform as part of 'The Use Your Voice Tour 2016' at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 5.

Singer-songwriter Trio Use Voices to Get the Vote Out

A concert at Jorgensen this Saturday is designed to encourage people to get involved in their community and participate in the election.