Dan Orlovsky Is All In
Dan Orlovsky needs a first down on every play — at work, yes, but especially at home.
ReadHe’s GoT Game
How one alum saved his hometown Connecticut movie theater and conquered Hollywood to write for the groundbreaking “Game of Thrones.”
ReadKnow the Land on Which You Stand
Since completing her doctorate in anthropology at UConn, geoarchaeologist Tiziana Matarazzo has been unearthing the past to illuminate the present.
ReadIf They'd Known Then...
Remember those rising first-years of the Class of 2024, whose touching, eager, and sometimes prophetic admissions essays we shared on the cover of our Fall 2020 issue? We wondered how those historic four years turned out for them — and where they are now.
ReadGood Sports
Some photo-shoot requests are bigger than others. It was a lot to ask the family of star ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky to set aside an entire late-summer morning for our UConn magazine team to take pictures for the cover and the feature story.
ReadFeedback - Fall 2024
You really, really loved reading about UConn’s Superfans, plus your comments on Withered Flowers, Net Worth, a More Perfect Union, and more.
ReadBrenda Milla
Brenda Milla ’19 (CLAS), ’24 Ph.D. talks about breathing, brain cells, and why it’s her dream to attend a mixed martial arts bout.
ReadSome Assembly Required
It’s obvious walking into the office of Dan Burkey ’23 MA that he’s a Lego nerd, but does he consider himself one?
ReadGet Personal
Film what you know and embrace the vulnerability, advises an Emmy-winning filmmaker-professor whose students now have Emmys themselves.
ReadCoach of the Year
Barely 20 years ago, Mark Daigneault ’07 (ED) was a student basketball manager under Jim Calhoun. This April he was named NBA Coach of the Year.
ReadHow to Avoid Cyber Scams
Virtually no information about Jeff Petrower ’11 (BUS, MS) came up online — which is exactly how the IRS Criminal Investigation special agent who specializes in cyber scams likes it.
ReadMom Would Be So Proud
Working as the head of an investment management firm for 19 years, Steve Wilson found himself frustrated by the gender disparity he saw in the field.
ReadAn Edible Surfboard? Almost!
Amelia Martin’s ’23 (CAHNR) company Mud Rat is devising the “blanks” from which anyone can make an eco-friendly board.
ReadTom's Trivia - Fall 2024
Do you remember UConn’s social networking site? See if you know as much as King of UConn Trivia and University Deputy Spokesperson Tom Breen ’00 (CLAS).
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