Alumni

“Thank you UConn Health,” says longtime smoker and now lung cancer survivor Pellumb Medolli, 71, of East Hartford whose life was saved by a simple phone call from the UConn Health Leaders program student volunteers. He has stopped smoking and enjoying both his second chance at life and breathing fresh air!

UConn Student Makes Life-Saving Phone Call

'It’s hard to know over the phone if you are really making a difference or an impact on patient lives, but now I know'

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International Recognition for UConn Health’s Sara Olson

Genetics and genome sciences research associate wins RNA Society’s 2023 Outstanding Career Researcher Award

‘Good Deed’ Keeps Helping Law Students Who Have Day Jobs

23 years ago, Milton Widem ’48 (CLAS), ’55 JD struggled to balance working during the day and attending law school at night. Now, a scholarship in his name helps UConn Law students in similar positions.

Swimmer and boats

KSI Helps Swimmer Go the Distance for Charity

KSI researchers were there for every stroke of Tuff's historic 25-mile swim along the Rhode Island coast

Blossom in the frost

Helping Local Farms Face Devastating Late-Season Frost

UConn programs aim to help assess the damage and support Connecticut farms after the impact of a late-season cold snap

Mosquito

UConn Researchers Identify Genetic Makeup of New Strains of West Nile

This study shows the variety of strains in circulation and what mosquitoes may be carrying as we head into summer

Leila Daneshmandi and Armin Rad point at images on a computer screen in the Encapsulate lab in Farmington.

The Making of a UConn Startup

How “Encapsulate” co-founders went from the classroom to curing cancer in less than four years

Fahd Vahidy and Monika Doshi at their home in West Hartford, CT

Finding a Home in the Asian American Cultural Center

“They believe in the power of education and their contributions here have had a critical impact on generations of students. They are extraordinary people"

Students in an auditorium

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Receive White Coats as Alums Celebrate 50th Reunion

UConn's is among the top ranked and longest continuously operating DPT programs in the country

UConn Student Working to ‘Amplify’ Educational Opportunities in Kenya

'One of the key things that I've really learned is to love the problem. Be in love with a problem. Because that's the only way you can understand the solution'