UConn Nation News & Stories

Bend it like Rembrandt?
Maria Yatrakis ’02 (SFA) was recruited for the Greek Olympic team while she was playing soccer for UConn.
Broadway actor gives students advice in new career workshop series
Hamming it up with funny, personal anecdotes and plenty of heartfelt advice, stage actor Forrest McClendon ’89 (SFA) recently shared valuable insights on how to launch an acting career with students…
Barbara Bishop continues a legacy of support with scholarship targeting CAHNR students
Barb Bishop ’54 (CLAS) and her husband, Albert ’54 (CAHNR) met at UConn and continued to give back to the University as volunteers, advocates, and donors for more than 60 years.
At-risk high schoolers learning personal finance basics at UConn
About 50 students from four high schools in Hartford and East Hartford have been traveling by bus to UConn’s Storrs campus for several Saturdays this spring to learn the basics of personal finance.
Equipping future educators to fight AAPI misinformation
Growing up as a refugee in a small Texas town, the only Asian in her school, Khamla Vorasane says that she has dealt with Asian stereotypes her entire life.
