Dave Barnett ’78 (CAHNR)
Mount Auburn Cemetery is not only the final resting place of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, it is a beautiful public park overseen by a UConn horticulture alum
Category: Community Impact
In the Media
UConn profs weigh in on obesity, fake news, climate change, and more
Top Cop
David Rosado ’93 (CLAS) ’07 JD is Hartford’s First Latino Police Chief
Susan Brillhart ’84 (NUR)
Hers is a voice for the most vulnerable among us
Akshayaa Chittibabu ’19 (CLAS)
UConn’s own Truman scholar is dedicated to health care both at UConn and globally
Karl L. Schultz ’92 MPA
The new Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard
Refuge
Two new pharmacy grads and their “Cambodian mom”
By a Thread
How Three Professors are Saving Cambodian Refugees — 40 Years After the Genocide
Elizabeth Charash ’18
This Newtown, Connecticut, native is committed to preventing gun violence.
The Future of (Almost) Everything
Our incredibly talented, altogether brilliant, highly accomplished alums predict the future of absolutely everything everywhere.
Hans Rhynhart ’93 (CAHNR)
This alum never imagined his admiration for law enforcement would lead him to the top spot at the UConn Police Department.
#OneUConn
On Campus #OneUConn At convocation, freshmen wore shirts with “#oneuconn” on the front and on the back this Nelson Mandela quote: No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can […]
Local Heroes
Peter Morenus is the magazine’s photographer. But that job title doesn’t even begin to cover his secret-weapon status here. He seems to know everyone on campus, and can tell us exactly where anything is and what it will look like before we get there.
Joel Gamoran, Host of FYI’s “Scraps”
For this alum, scrappiness is a state of mind. He can turn everyday garbage into gourmet meals.
A Cuban Exchange
Biostatistics professor Tania Huedo-Medina is working with medical professionals in Cuba to better the health prevention strategies in both our countries.
The Next Generation of Farming
Conventional wisdom be damned — young people are embracing farming. But we’re talking hydroponics, heirloom tomatoes, and small-batch goat cheese.
UConn Nation Gives Back
UConn alumni lent a helping hand to their local communities during a month-long community service project in April called UConn Cares.
Green Thumb, Bleeds Blue
James Gagliardi ’05 (CAHNR) has an encyclopaedic mind for all things ecological, a fact quickly apparent on a tour of his gardens — which happen also to be every U.S. citizen’s gardens.
Michael Zacchea – Dispatch from Iraq
In the wake of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Michael Zacchea ‘12 (BUS) eagerly accepted his assignment to build, train, and lead an Iraqi Army.
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Letters to the Editor – Summer 17
Readers weigh in on “Saving Civility”