Connecticut’s Top Teacher
Three years into her dream career as an educator, Kiana Foster-Mauro is Connecticut’s 2024 Teacher of the Year.
Department: UConn Nation
Hey Girl
Listening to music from her youth — Spice Girls, anyone? — transports Maldonado to the headspace of her semi-autobiographical, young adult heroines.
Which Cover Will You Get?
Watch your mailbox. We were so excited to celebrate our 5th men’s basketball national championship win that we created 5 commemorative covers and randomly distributed them to our readers. Want them all?
Joyride
In honor of Valentine’s Day, a roundup of recent UConn weddings.
Besties
Bonds formed on campus are hard to break. These UConn friendships withstand the test of time.
Ice Ice Baby
Find out why Luke Adams ’20 (CLAS) is standing barefoot atop this glacier in Greenland — and where he went from there.
“The Wheels Are Part of the Dancing”
Beverly Weurding’s popular wheelchair dance program now includes Bollywood and hip-hop.
Rise Up
A sociology graduate, Larkin-Wells honed her abilities as a breadmaker through UConn’s Sustainable Community Food Systems minor — a unique and intensive interdisciplinary program that combines theory and practice through service learning and hands-on experience with community partners.
Forever Stamps of Forgotten Breeds
A new pane of USPS stamps features photos of pre-industrial farm breeds by Aliza Eliazarov.
Steve Emt
Husky, coach, paralympian — and now author.
Coffee and Cubanos
Breno Donatti ’14 (BGS) found a way to feed his neighbors and boost his restaurant business.
The Art of Flotsam and Jetsam
Elizabeth Ellenwood ’20 MFA, a recent Fulbright recipient, turns beachcombing into advocate art.
The Magnificent Seven
Mark Milewski ’96 MA has summited the highest mountain on each continent.
We Are the Champions
“Curiosity is key” is the motto that took Ben Curtis ’06 (CLAS) from interning with the New York Yankees his senior year to celebrating at the Oscars.
Who’s Who – Bleed Blue Edition
Test your UConn Alumni Knowledge
The First Science Salon Junior is an Explosive Hit
The popular UConn Science Salon series traded cocktails and conversation for kid-focused experimentation at its first Science Salon Junior.
Alumni Day Then and Now
In 1946, students and alums spent Alumni Day much like we do today, during Huskies Forever Weekend.
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.