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September 5, 2026

Husky Pride

UConn Formula SAE students pose with a student-built race car at a competition track.

UConn Engineering Alum Powers Performance at McLaren Racing

Abhiemanyu Sukumaran ’24 (ENG) landed his dream job as a Performance Analysis Engineer at McLaren Racing after serving as president of UConn Formula SAE for two years

February 12, 2026 | Sarah Redmond - College of Engineering

Alumni

Guidotti poses next to Nerds Gummy Clusters mascot.

UConn Magazine: Our Candy Crush

Taking the candy world by storm: the Nerds Gummy Cluster — and UConn’s Greg Guidotti

February 12, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Alumni

A young woman poses for a portrait photo with two large buildings in the background.

UConn Business Student is Intern at 2026 Winter Olympics

'That’s the best thing about sports, it unites people'

February 10, 2026 | Claire Hall

A man in a black sweatshirt and purple shirt stands in front of a pair of canvas oil paintings.

More Than Disease: Art Major with Goal of Becoming MD Humanizes Patients on Canvas

‘People make this crazy distinction between art and science, but they’re really just two sides of the same coin to me’

February 9, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Sunlight glints off a snow-covered fountain

New Gift Opens Doors for Waterbury Students: UConn Launches Nursing and STEM Initiatives

$5 million nursing pathway and $5.45 million STEM investment to strengthen Connecticut’s workforce

February 5, 2026 | Stephanie Wright, UConn Foundation

Alumni Community Impact University News

UConn Waterbury at night

UConn Waterbury Students Drive Neighborhood Revitalization Through Innovative Housing Clinic

'We are turning classrooms into engines for broader community impact'

February 3, 2026 | Renee Garcia-Prajer, UConn Waterbury

Community Impact

A man points to an oyster in his left hand while he stands at the counter of a food truck.

Innovation Quest Turns Ambitious UConn Students into Entrepreneurs

Kickoff workshops begin Feb. 4; no previous experience required

February 2, 2026 | Claire Hall

Alumni Entrepreneurship

group of students pose with signns

It’s a Match for the Class of 2026

Fourth-year students celebrate their residency placements

January 29, 2026 | Courtney Chandler - UConn Health

UConn gateway sign surrounded by snow

UConn Online Grad Programs Get High Marks; Nursing Skyrocketing in National Prestige

UConn’s excellence in graduate education is being recognized nationwide

January 27, 2026 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

University News

Mary Anne Amalaradjou with a student in her lab

Meet the Researcher: Mary Anne Amalaradjou, CAHNR

'I feel a responsibility to do more, to pay it forward by building an inclusive, supportive environment where my students can thrive now, succeed in their own time, and carry that success with them into the future'

January 13, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery

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