Fall/Winter 2011 Edition of UCONN Magazine Now Online

Find stories from the UCONN Magazine – some with exclusive web content – on UConn Today.

2011 Fall Winter Magazine Cover

2011 Fall Winter Magazine Cover

2011 Fall / Winter Magazine Cover

The University’s alumni publication, UCONN Magazine, is now integrated into UConn Today – the University’s online news and information resource. Stories from the 2011 Fall/Winter edition of UCONN Magazine include:

Growing the Farm Economy: A closer look at some of the many UConn alumni – including farmers, florists, and landscapers – who contribute to Connecticut’s $3.5 billion agricultural industry.

How Do We Learn to Speak and Read? UConn faculty and alumni scientists unravel the answers behind the spoken and written word at world-renowned Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, Conn.

Out and About: How UConn started a movement to establish a community atmosphere for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students to become one the nation’s most LGBT-friendly campuses.

Learning Lessons at Play: Doug Bernstein ’85 (CLAS) heads leading toy manufacturer Melissa & Doug Toys, a company built on lessons he learned as president of the Student Union Board of Governors.

DeVinney Finds Husky Swim Team a Family Affair: Erin DeVinney ’12 (NUR), a Big East Academic All-Star, has excelled as a nursing major and top-level athlete who has Type 1 diabetes.

Find these and other Magazine stories online.