"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.

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Giants 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.

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Revenge 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.

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Play 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.

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UConn Nation Shares its Love Stories

Your letters and posts from the Spring issue — and so many amazing UConn love stories!

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Ropes Course

Urban Forestry and Arboriculture students don’t have to go far to put theory and science into practice.

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Class of 2022

For the first time since 2019, commencement ceremonies took place in UConn’s traditional locations.

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I Wouldn't Have Listened to Me

The I-84 musings of famed sportswriter Leigh Montville ’65 (CLAS).

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Polo Win

Women’s polo brought home its 8th national title, the team’s first championship since 2008.

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College 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.

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UConn in the Media

UConn faculty making news about sexism, guns, Russian popular resistance, and more.

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The 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.

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Highest NAACP Honor Goes to Laurencin

University Professor Dr. Cato T. Laurencin was awarded the 106th annual Spingarn Medal, the highest honor of the NAACP.

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The Shape of Copper

Chemistry Ph.D. student Lamya Tabassum’s prize-winning photo of copper sulfide nannoarrays was a happy accident.

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“I’ll Take Mihir Nene for $27,000, Ken”

Recent alum Mihir Nene has joined the elite club of “Jeopardy!” champions.

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Summer Sundaes

A summer’s worth of Dairy Bar ice cream sundaes.

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When 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.

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Bright 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.

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Tom'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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Class Notes

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

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