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April 21, 2026

Husky Pride

A portrait photo of entrepreneur and alum Haley Segar.

Swimsuit Entrepreneur, UConn Alum Hayley Segar to Appear on ‘Shark Tank’

Segar makes her pitch on Friday, Jan. 24

January 16, 2025 | Claire Hall

Alumni Entrepreneurship

A man in a business suit holds out his hand to stop wooden dominos from collapsing.

A Hands-On Education in the Science of Risk Solutions

UConn's Actuarial Science Program has been recognized at the highest level of excellence in its peer group

January 15, 2025 | George Velky for UConn Today

Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers ’12 (ED) at the Boston Celtics' championship parade in Boston in 2024

UConn’s Other Women’s Sport Legacy: Sport Management Program Prepares Alums for Careers in Professional Leagues

The Neag School of Education’s thriving program boasts alumnae working across many professional leagues, including the NFL, NHL, NBA, and PWHL among others

January 13, 2025 | Mikala Kane - Neag School of Education

Alumni UConn Voices

Entryway sign lit up green for St. Patricks Day and for Sustainability.

Commitment to Energy Sustainability Links Huskies From Different Generations Through International Contest

'For students who are at the very beginning of their careers to put together such a sophisticated design with such pragmatic energy realism is very impressive'

January 8, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

Alumni Entrepreneurship UConn Voices

United States of America flags.

UConn Magazine: This War Mattered

Congress’ 16-member Afghanistan War Commission includes three UConn alums

December 27, 2024 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Alumni

UConn Students picked up roadside litter

UConn Places in Top 10 for International Higher Education Sustainability Ratings

UI GreenMetric releases global higher education sustainability rankings for 2024.

December 19, 2024 | Betsy Mortensen - Office of Sustainability

Fany Hannon, dean of students, speaks during the Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall

Creating a Sense of Belonging Drives UConn’s Dean of Students

'I believe in the power of a sense of belonging, and that is what creates community and supports students’ success'

December 3, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

UConn Voices

Write On, Black Girl bookmarks

English Doctoral Student’s Publication for Black Girls To Collaborate With Publishing House

Write On, Black Girl features writing by girls of color and will partner with publisher Porch Water Press for its first print edition

November 21, 2024 | Sarah Al-Arshani - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

UConn Voices

UConn Women's Basketball players on the court while the crowd holds up signs spelling out "1217"

A Historic Night in Storrs

His 1,217th career victory solidifies Coach Geno Auriemma as the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history

November 21, 2024 | UConn Athletics

Athletics

Yidan Zhang, a Ph.D. student at UConn, displays some of the seaweed she’s pulled from the Long Island Sound off Stonington. A member of the Atlantic Sea Solution startup, she is refining the process of using seaweed extract as an edible coating that reduces food spoilage.

A Marriage of Land & Sea: UConn Agricultural Startup Seeks to Slow Food Spoilage

'Creating a company is very, very daunting, but at the same time it keeps life interesting'

September 10, 2024 | Claire Hall

Entrepreneurship

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