Alumni

A group of engineering students and faculty discuss questions over video chat with astronaut Rick Mastracchio '82 (ENG) from the Charles B. Gentry Building on April 18, 2014. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Space Talk

Eight engineering students spoke via video chat with Rick Mastracchio ’82 (ENG) in space on April 18.

UConn Reads brought alumni in New York City together to discuss the graphic novel and enjoy a taste of Persian culture. (Elzbieta Kaciuba for UConn)

UConn Reads Hits the Road

Alumni gathered in Boston and New York City to discuss the graphic novel Persepolis.

The women's basketball team greets the fans from the bus during a victory lap of campus on April 9. (Angie Reyes/UConn Photo)

Hartford Parade, Rally Set for Sunday

The parade, starting at 4 p.m., will honor UConn's NCAA champion men's and women's basketball teams.

Renowned Retired Math Professor Continues to Support Neag School

A Neag alumna with a Ph.D. in educational psychology focused on gifted and talented education, Gavin has been actively involved in philanthropic support for the Neag School since her retirement.

Neag Alum Recognized for Wide-Reaching Efforts to Convert Agricultural Waste into Much-Needed Goods

UConn professor-in-residence and Neag alumnus Timothy Dowding (Ph.D. ’01), who teaches at UConn’s Stamford campus, received a Provost’s Award for Excellence in Public Engagement

Celebrating Diversity in Teacher Education

The Diversity Dinner was the highlight of Neag School’s “multi-pronged initiatives” in increasing diversity in teacher education.

Neag School Joins Forces with E.B. Kennelly School Through Workplace Ambassadors Program

E.B. Kennelly School is the first school to participate in UConn Alumni Association’s Workplace Ambassadors Program. Launched in 2012, the program aims to provide an atmosphere where student interns can interact, network and develop a mentorship relationship with UConn alumni who work in their internship sites

A Talk with CEO of Sound Manufacturing and Monster Power Equipment: How Her Adult Learning Ph.D. Transformed Her Company

Instead of accepting the negative effects the economy had on Sound Manufacturing, Vallieres used the educational principles she gained as a Ph.D. student in the Neag School’s Adult Learning Program to creatively direct her company out of this difficult period.

Neag Alumni Society Recognizes Outstanding Graduates

The Neag School of Education Alumni Society and the faculty of the Neag School of Education recognized outstanding alumni at the 16th Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at UConn.

Steve Olsen '85 (CANR) lifts the internal precipitation measuring device out of its container. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

Monitoring the Weather – For More Than 125 Years

UConn has one of the oldest continuously operating National Weather Service observer sites in the country.