For Mom

In the wake of a tragic loss, Ryan Matthews ’09 (CLAS), ’16 MPA started The Susie Foundation, a nonprofit that supports families caring for relatives with ALS.

Categories: Community Impact


Rescue Mission

Kinesiology alum Yuri Hosokawa ’16 (CAHNR) uses methods she learned at UConn to train the Japan Coast Guard.

Categories: Community Impact


Viva Voce

When Carol Krusemark ’90 MA heard the words, “You brought me back,” she knew she’d gotten another professional singer back to the stage.

Categories: Health


In The Vaccine Trenches

Not long after graduating with a degree in molecular and cell biology, Jason Bennett ’16 (CLAS) took a job with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Categories: Health


H20

“We’re literally watering our lawns with drinking water in the U.S.”

Categories: Environment


Affordable MS Drugs

Cynthia Zagieboylo ’86 MA spends a lot of time working to keep down the price of prescription drugs.

Categories: Health


Professor’s Pride

Poli sci professor Christine Sylvester catches up with former student Timothy Bussey, author of “Freedom to Serve: The Definitive Guide to LGBTQ Military Service.”

Categories: Arts


Monopoly Busters

Daniel Hanley ’12 (BUS), ’19 JD and Jackie Filson ’16 (CLAS) lead a growing anti-monopoly movement at the Open Markets Institute in D.C.

Categories: Community Impact


Educated

Timothy Barnett ’86 (CLAS) is helping the incarcerated get their college degrees.

Categories: The University


The Key of Life

“I didn’t realize research could be going out and gathering people’s stories,” says singer Brianna Chance ’23 (SFA).

Categories: Arts


In Fashion

Ahmed Diakhate ’23 (BUS) created and donated 250 face masks to frontline health care workers.

Categories: Community Impact


The Husky Ticket Project

Despite living in New York City for the past five years, true fans Kevin Solomon ’14 (BUS), Jeremy Longobardi ’12 (BUS), and Kevin Kortsep ’12 (BUS) have made it a mission to keep supporting UConn Nation.