A Cuban Exchange
Biostatistics professor Tania Huedo-Medina is working with medical professionals in Cuba to better the health prevention strategies in both our countries.
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Staying in College to Help Others Graduate
This education professor is on a mission to help black men graduate — and succeed.
Flocking to Storrs
Ornithology professor Margaret Rubega told us “birds are everywhere.” Then she proved it.
Skype A Scientist
How one UConn graduate student connected thousands of scientists and school kids.
UConn: The Heart of Hartford
Restoring the grand Hartford Times building is just the beginning of what having UConn in downtown Hartford will do for the city.
The Next Generation of Farming
Conventional wisdom be damned — young people are embracing farming. But we’re talking hydroponics, heirloom tomatoes, and small-batch goat cheese.
“In Russia, you simply couldn’t be a writer if you were Jewish”
Assistant professor and acclaimed novelist Ellen Litman talks about her childhood in Russia and her life in Connecticut.
Science to Startup
A Connecticut startup company’s journey in the land of innovation.
The Quiet Genius of Coach Penders
THE QUIET GENIUS OF Coach Penders Cold-weather baseball teams aren’t supposed to have the kind of success Jim Penders has had in his 14 seasons as head coach of the Huskies. It’s in his DNA, other coaches insist — and they may be right. By Kenneth Best Photo By Peter Morenus THE QUIET GENIUS OF […]
The Quiet Genius of Coach Penders
Baseball is in the blood of Huskie’s longtime coach — not just figuratively, but also, one may argue, literally.
Free to Be Imperfect
A beloved doctor’s patients convince him to move to UConn Health — where he plans to cure a rare liver disease.