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Congratulations to Pediatric Dentistry Residents
Graduation for the 2011 Pediatric Dentistry Residents was held at Avon Old Farms Hotel on June 18. First-year residents Natasha Bramley and Amy O’Callaghan held a lunch buffet and awards ceremony in honor of the graduates. The event culminated in a video that detailed the many events, exploits and experiences the graduates had over the […]
It’s Not a Beach But It’s Still Volleyball
Planning team strategy before the start of the ‘big game’ on the UConn beach. (Al Ferreira for UConn)
Elements of UConn Health Center ‘Master Plan’ Announced
A master plan for the hospital's construction and renovation is taking shape.
Sooklall Engineers a Move from Waterbury to Storrs
Inspired by his grandfather’s illness, Sooklall hopes to design a prosthetic that incorporates the nervous system.
Onofrio: Instinctive Communicator for Clients
Being a proud UConn alum is not enough for Fran Onofrio ’81 (CLAS). Serving as a mentor for a current UConn student, sitting on the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, and sharing his knowledge as part of the Association’s membership and marketing committee, Onofrio is eager to offer his professional expertise as a way to […]
Having Read Her Way to a New Career
While working in the business world, Sharon Harris didn't anticipate that the literature courses she was taking in the evening for fun would lead to a doctorate and a career in academia.
Katz Takes on DCF Leadership
When she was a public defender, Joette Katz ’77 JD represented a man who was charged with killing two children. The man had had a troubled childhood moving in and out of the child welfare system. “I viewed him as a real failure of our system,” Katz recalls. “I knew by the time I represented […]
Academic Coach on the Bench
When Alyssa Budkofsky ’01 (ED) listens to the student-athletes on the men’s basketball team at Quinnipiac University describe the challenges of getting their schoolwork done and still meeting their obligations for practice, games, and travel, she is sympathetic up to a point. After all, Budkofsky, assistant athletic director for men’s basketball academic support at Quinnipiac, […]
The Anthropology of Feasting
The success of the fall harvest has been a life-and-death event for our ancestors since the first seeds were sowed about 10,000 years ago in the Near East. It is not surprising that, across the globe, many important events of the year coincide with the harvest, including in North America, where we mark the harvest […]