Portrait of Strength: Sandra Bixler ’07 (CLAS)
When her twin brother, a Marine, was killed while on patrol in Iraq, alumna Sandra Bixler – then a UConn senior – threw herself into her studies.
View ArticleWhat Book Has Changed Your Life?
Now heading into its fourth consecutive year, the UConn Reads program has opened the nomination process for its 2014-15 book selection category, which poses the question: What book has changed your...
View ArticleRecreating the History of the Pequot War
A lead musket ball found by battlefield archaeologists at a Pequot War-era site. (Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Photo) In her palm, UConn alum Laurie (Pasteryak) Lamarre ’05 (CLAS)...
View ArticleBest-selling Author Wally Lamb Heads to the Big Screen
Wally Lamb served as executive producer of a forthcoming feature-length film based on his novel Wishin’ and Hopin’, which was filmed locally in Willimantic, Jewett City, and Norwich. (Angelina...
View ArticleUConn Reads Kicks Off with Talk by Bioethics Expert
Peter Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. (Denise Applewhite/Princeton University) Programming for UConn Reads 2014-15 kicks off next week with a talk by renowned...
View ArticleTurning the Tide for Great White Sharks
Contrary to myth, great white sharks are not always aggressive and at times can be quite curious. A young white shark investigates UConn alum Chris Perkins’ boat, sticking its head out of the water to...
View ArticleRead UConn Magazine’s Fall 2014 Edition Online
While the Fall 2014 print edition of UConn Magazine heads to alumni mailboxes this week, UConn Today offers online access to the latest issue – including videos exploring cutting-edge University...
View ArticleUConn Alum’s ‘Charmed’ Life at Alex and Ani
This article was first published in the Fall 2014 print edition of UConn Magazine. To access more stories like this, visit s.uconn.edu/fall 14 or download UConn Magazine’s free app for iPad. While at...
View ArticlePioneering Paths to Healing
The innovative careers and research pursuits of faculty and alumni demonstrate how the University community is pushing the boundaries of the future of medicine.
View ArticleFall 2014 Edition – UConn Magazine
Features Pioneering Paths to Healing – UConn doesn’t just claim to be on the cutting edge of improving health for citizens. The innovative careers and research pursuits of our faculty and alumni alike...
View Article10 Questions: Power of Good
Peter Werth III '80 (CLAS) is leading efforts to connect impoverished Himalayan villages far from the power grid with sustainable energy sources.
View ArticleStuck in Survival Mode: Insights into Turning Down Your Stress Level
UConn Health psychiatry professor Julian Ford shares one simple strategy that you can use right now to regain control of your emotions.
View ArticleMaking Her Voice Heard
The target of bullies during her adolescence, UConn senior Molly Rockett found a way to turn feelings of powerlessness into a sense of purpose.
View ArticleBest-selling Author Wally Lamb Heads to the Big Screen
Behind the scenes with UConn alum Wally Lamb, whose novel Wishin' and Hopin' has been made into a recently released feature-length film.
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