Prime Climbs: From Rock Bottom to the Tops of the World
This article was first published in the Spring 2013 edition of UCONN Magazine. Carol Masheter ’83 MA, ’88 Ph.D. (Photo by Anne Marie Spencer) By Carol Masheter ’83 MA, ’88 Ph.D. Carol Masheter ’83 MA,...
View ArticleNominate a Book for the 2013-14 UConn Reads Program
Now heading into its third consecutive year, the UConn Reads Program has opened the nomination process for its 2013-14 book selection, which will center on world literature. Submissions are being...
View ArticleUConn Honors Veterans at Ceremony on Great Lawn
An honor guard stands at The Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial on the Great Lawn on Monday, Nov. 11. during Veterans Day ceremonies. (Ariel Dowski ’14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo) An honor guard stands at attention...
View ArticlePresident Herbst to Hold Office Hours for Students
UConn President Susan Herbst is inviting students to share their ideas, questions, and concerns with her at open office hours, continuing the tradition she started when she came to Storrs in 2011....
View ArticleSecret Societies and Private Discrimination
For centuries, the mystery of private and secret organizations has drawn curiosity and fascination from the public eye. These groups, such as the 18th-century Illuminati, the longstanding Freemason...
View ArticleUConn Magazine Launches Free App
Watch Sandy Hook survivor and UConn alum Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis ’05 (ED), ’06 MA share her powerful message on teaching compassion to children across the country. Listen to Kevin Ollie ’95 (CLAS) give...
View ArticleTrustees Endorse Direction of Proposal to Replace Student Recreation Center
UConn’s Board of Trustees has endorsed the direction of a proposal to build a new Student Recreation Center to replace the current undersized, aging facility and better meet the needs of the student...
View ArticlePresident Susan Herbst Delivers Sexual Assault Response Statement
President Susan Herbst delivered the following report to the Board of Trustees at its meeting on Nov. 13, 2013. Reflecting on the discussions that have taken place in recent weeks, I believe the most...
View ArticleDodd Prize Highlights Business Link to Global Human Rights
Chris Avery, founder of The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, accepted the 2013 Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights at Konover Auditorium. (Peter Morenus/UConn...
View ArticleField Hockey Faces BC in NCAA Tournament
The Huskies gathered to celebrate the 2013 Big East Field Hockey Championship after defeating Old Dominion 1-0 in overtime at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. (Steve Slade ’89 (SFA) for...
View ArticleUConn Chemist Discovers New Way to Stabilize Proteins
Challa Kumar, professor of chemistry, center, with graduate students Caterina Riccardi, left, and Inoka Deshapriya in the lab. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo) A UConn research team has found a way to...
View ArticleSocial Work Dean Attends Briefing on Affordable Care Act
UConn School of Social Work Dean Salome Raheim, left, with Darla Spence Coffey, president of the Council on Social Work Education, during a recent White House briefing on the importance of social...
View ArticleSenior Emily Boushee Turns Double Major into Multiple Media Internships
When famed horror writer Stephen King called Conn. public radio station WNPR from his home in Maine last July to participate in a live interview, UConn senior philosophy and political science major...
View ArticleChief of Emergency Medicine Aiding Typhoon Victims
Dr. Robert Fuller provides emergency care to survivors of the typhoon in the Philippines. (International Medical Corps/Margaret Aguirre) Dr. Robert Fuller, medical director of the UConn Health Center...
View ArticleUTC $10 Million Investment Helps Launch Institute for Advanced Systems...
J. Michael McQuade, UTC senior vice president of science and technology, left, President Susan Herbst, Kazem Kazerounian, interim dean of engineering, and Provost Mun Choi announced the launch of...
View ArticleNo. 10 Men’s Soccer Hosts Quinnipiac in NCAA Opener at Morrone Stadium
#8 Allando Matheson ’15 (CLAS) is congratulated by #6 George Fochive ’14 (CLAS) and #3 Michael Mercado ’15 (CLAS) after a game. (Steve Slade ’89 (SFA) for UConn) The No. 10 men’s soccer team opens play...
View ArticleEn Garde! Training Actors to Fight
Alexandre Dumas’ historical novel The Three Musketeers has been adapted for the stage, film, television, and animation numerous times. The story of the young D’Artagnan seeking to find fame,...
View ArticleTalk of the Town
Plans to transform Storrs into a bustling college town have long been the word on the street — among quite a few generations of UConn Huskies. It was 44 years ago, in October 1969, when the University...
View ArticleUConn Poll: 9 in 10 Americans ‘Won’t Go Shopping on Thanksgiving Day’
Although more stores than ever are opening to shoppers on Thanksgiving Day this year, 9 out of 10 Americans say they don’t plan to spend the holiday hunting for bargains, according to a new UConn Poll...
View ArticleField Hockey Claims Third National Championship
The Field Hockey team poses with the 2013 NCAA National Championship trophy, after beating Duke 2-0 on Nov. 24. (UConn Athletic Communications Photo) The University of Connecticut field hockey team...
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