Baby’s Firsts

Follow in the adorable Jonathan XV’s paw prints as the mascot-in-training experiences his UConn milestones.

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The Moments That Made Sue Bird

Husky royalty and WNBA icon Sue Bird reflects on some of the most fateful moments in her 30 years of trailblazing. Think you’ve heard them all? Think again!

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Unmasked

How a UConn puppeteer went from being the beer guy at Whole Foods to creating animatronics for the biggest theme parks, robotics for cinematic superheroes, and crazy-clever costumes for Masked Singers.

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Billion Dollar Bailey

Behind business supernova Trisha Bailey is a “deeply disturbing” story that shaped her into the resilient, generous individual she is today.

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Inner Beauty

With two phases of its three-part renovation completed, The Gant Science Complex, aka the Math-Science Building, has an entirely revamped interior.

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On the Money

Janet Yellen and Lynn Malerba ’08 MPA make history as the first female Treasury Secretary and first Indigenous U.S. Treasurer with their signatures on the currency.

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Feedback – Fall 2023

Your comments on our summer issue, featuring NCAA championship reactions, which magazine cover you received, and more.

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The U.S. Treasurer

Grad student Sage Phillips ’22 (CLAS), ’24 MA in conversation with Lynn Malerba ’08 MPA on Malerba’s roles as Treasurer, Chief, and Mom.

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Happy Birthday, Hip-Hop

History professor and hip-hop scholar Jeffrey Ogbar marks the genre’s 50th anniversary with a spin on “3 books,” sharing one classic, one favorite, and one essential rap album.

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Mellow Yellow

How a single gene change caused monkeyflowers to lose their yellow — and what it means for evolution of species.

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The Greatest Career in the World

Cob Carlson ’76 (ED), film editor – and sometimes producer and director – looks back on his favorite projects.

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UConn in the Media – Fall 2023

UConn faculty on heatstroke, Canada’s wildfires, drug-discovering AI, and more.

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Mary Estella Sprague

She was the first woman to serve as the dean of an academic department at UConn, overseeing the Division of Home Economics from 1920 to 1926.

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Is Your Boss a Jerk?

Or worse…are you? Tessa West ’08 Ph.D. helps you fix your workplace nightmares.

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What A Library Can Do

A music major at UConn, Johannes Neuer ’00 MM now lives in Leipzig, Germany, safeguarding a nation’s memories.

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A Good Life

Noemi Zelanski Kearns ’89 (SFA) remembers the late renowned graphic artist Peter Good ’65 (SFA), the designer behind enduring work including the University’s oak leaf and the Hartford Whalers logo.

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Be Kind

The secret to how we can all get along? Start close to home, even closer than you think!

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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.

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Everything’s Coming up Rosé

Two of the things Michael Connery ’75 JD likes most about his second-chapter vocation as a vineyard owner are the view and “that sense of creating something tangible.”

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Tom's Trivia – Fall 2023

Was Chickennecticut a real thing? See if you know as much as King of UConn Trivia and University Deputy Spokesperson Tom Breen ’00 (CLAS).

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Class Notes — Fall 2023

Keep up with your classmates. Share your news with us!

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Jonathan XV is featured on the cover of the 2023 Fall issue of UConn Magazine
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