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Garage 3 Opens to Faculty, Staff
Bioscience Connecticut has produced its first new building, a 403-space parking garage
UConn Magazine Releases Redesigned Spring 2013 Issue
With the Spring 2013 print edition of UCONN Magazine due to arrive in alumni mailboxes this week, readers will see a publication featuring a new look and feel.
Class of 2013: Spencer Reese, Future Opera Stage Director, and Tyler Reese, Future Businessman
Twins Spencer Reese '13 (SFA) and Tyler Reese '13 (CLAS) followed separate paths to academic achievement, one as a music major, the other in math.
2013 Spring Edition – UConn Magazine
Features State of the Next Generation – Despite the tremendous demand for qualified workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, less than half of college students are majoring in these disciplines. How is UConn partnering with the state of Connecticut to address the gap? Not Your Average Joel – He runs a […]
Prime Climbs: From Rock Bottom to the Tops of the World
By Carol Masheter ’83 MA, ’88 Ph.D. Carol Masheter ’83 MA, ’88 Ph.D. has been to the tops of the world. Last year, she became the world’s oldest woman, at age 65, to reach the top of every one of the highest mountains on each of the seven continents, known as the Seven Summits, plus […]
10 Questions: Where the Wild Things Are
Morty Ortega grew up 12,000 feet above sea level in a now-abandoned copper mining town in the rural mountains of Chile. Today an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, he continues to visit remote parts of the globe. In addition to returning to Chile annually to research the social behavior of […]
State of the Next Generation
Astronomy. Computer science. Chemistry. Advanced education in these and other fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – collectively known as STEM – has perhaps never been in greater demand. Over the past decade, jobs in STEM disciplines have grown three times faster than non-STEM jobs, and STEM workers are earning 26 percent more than […]
Husky Evolution
When this fall’s athletics season starts for the University’s 700 student-athletes, it will not only mark the beginning of the 2013-2014 season, but also the debut of a new look for UConn – from updated uniforms for the players and coaches of the Huskies’ men’s and women’s teams to a redesigned Husky logo. The new […]
2013 Spring – Alumni News and Notes: 2000s, 2010s
2000s Tracy L. (Poppe) Montalbano ’00 (CLAS), ’03 JD is partner at the law firm Halloran & Sage LLP in Connecticut. Darren Stewart ’00 (BGS), chief of police in Stonington, Conn., received the St. Edmund’s Medal of Honor in October. The award, which recognizes individuals who exhibit the values and spirit of St. Edmund and […]
2013 Spring – Alumni News and Notes: 1990s
1990s Brian T. Davin ’90 MBA was elected to the Board of Education in Morris, N.J. He is actively involved in the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of the Magnificent Parish. Previously, he served on the Smoke Rise Board of Governors, as a recreation soccer and basketball coach, Cub Scout den leader, and Boy […]