"There Was Suddenly a Fatwa on my Head"
For reporting on terrorism, extremism, and atrocities against women in her country, Marvi Sirmed found herself under the most serious of death threats. The Pakistani journalist found the freedom to live — and to work and teach — at UConn.
ReadGiants Among Us
A walk with history professor Frank Costigliola, a gentleman farmer and a scholar, who imparts wisdom on everything from powerful presidents to powerful speed naps.
ReadRevenge of the Data Scientists
Talitha Washington ’98 MS, ’01 Ph.D. is turning tables on the data science that has worked against Black and Brown people — by creating science and math pathways for students of color.
ReadPlay Ball!
From spitballs to spin rates, these two alums have stayed with every curve thrown at them in a combined four decades of umpiring Major League Baseball.
ReadUConn Nation Shares its Love Stories
Your letters and posts from the Spring issue — and so many amazing UConn love stories!
ReadRopes Course
Urban Forestry and Arboriculture students don’t have to go far to put theory and science into practice.
ReadClass of 2022
For the first time since 2019, commencement ceremonies took place in UConn’s traditional locations.
ReadI Wouldn't Have Listened to Me
The I-84 musings of famed sportswriter Leigh Montville ’65 (CLAS).
ReadCollege Bowl
Fame is fickle. But while it lasts, it sure can be fun. That’s one lesson members of UConn’s 1961 and 1970 “GE College Bowl” teams say they learned.
ReadUConn in the Media
UConn faculty making news about sexism, guns, Russian popular resistance, and more.
ReadThe Stigma Buster
UConn policy practice Master of Social Work graduate, Amanda Brenner’s work on mental health policy, is an extremely personal mission — she’s hoping her lived experience can give others hope.
ReadHighest NAACP Honor Goes to Laurencin
University Professor Dr. Cato T. Laurencin was awarded the 106th annual Spingarn Medal, the highest honor of the NAACP.
ReadThe Shape of Copper
Chemistry Ph.D. student Lamya Tabassum’s prize-winning photo of copper sulfide nannoarrays was a happy accident.
Read“I’ll Take Mihir Nene for $27,000, Ken”
Recent alum Mihir Nene has joined the elite club of “Jeopardy!” champions.
ReadWhen the White House Calls
For Karen Dahl ’99 (CLAS), lead architect of the Biden administration’s ambitious Public Health AmeriCorps job-training initiative, the path to a presidential appointment began with a chance encounter.
ReadBright Lights, Music City
“I’m with the band” doesn’t just work for groupies and roadies — it gets you past the bouncer if you’re the band’s lawyer, too.
ReadTom's Trivia
See if you know as much as King of UConn Trivia and University Deputy Spokesperson Tom Breen ’00 (CLAS).
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