Wesleyan University

The new science building now has a name: Casper Life Sciences Building, in honor of Marc Casper '90, P'23 and Alison Casper P'23. The building brings Wesleyan’s biology, chemistry, and molecular biology and biochemistry departments together under one roof, creating new opportunities for faculty and students to work in a state-of-the-art facility. Learn more about the new building that's opening up this fall: https://bit.ly/4bP6ZXu

Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, health care providers across the country have faced new challenges in accessing reliable information about reproductive care. With the Reproductive Health Hotline (ReproHH), Jennifer Karlin ’99, MD, PhD, is helping close those gaps.

Learn how Karlin is connecting clinicians across the country and providing confidential, peer-to-peer guidance that addresses the realities of patient care today in the latest from Wesleyan University Magazine: https://www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2026/08/magazine/jennifer-karlin-99-reprohealthhotline.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=connection-wescommunity-learn-more-ucomm-reproductive-care-jennifer-karlin

Arrival day for the incoming Class of 2030 is only 15 days away! 📦⌛

"I met a voter who said he hadn’t voted in an election in years due to his disillusionment with both parties. We had a 15-minute conversation...I explained Bronin’s qualifications and mentioned that this district has the first competitive Democratic primary in nearly three decades, meaning that voters now have a rare opportunity to vote for change."

Trevor Mangus ’28 spent his summer working as an intern with Luke Bronin’s congressional campaign for Connecticut’s First Congressional District. Read his first-person account of working on a campaign and learning about the value of trust: https://bit.ly/3S7PoTY

What can a 2,000-year-old Roman coin, a Sumerian accounting tablet, a Chinese bronze knife, and a handful of sea-snail shells tell us about human history? In Wesleyan Library’s Unique Collections, objects of currency reveal how societies have measured value, conducted trade, deterred counterfeiting, and forged connections across cultures and continents.

Find out about these intriguing pieces and more from Wesleyan’s Archaeology & Anthropology Collections, Special Collections & Archives, and the Dietrich American Foundation Collection in the latest from Wesleyan University Magazine: https://bit.ly/4vXXoEV

Summer looks good on campus. 🌞

17 recent alumni accepted Fulbright grants that begin in the 2026-2027 academic year, the most in Wesleyan’s history.

William (Liam) Farrell ’26, Ruby Smith ’23, Priya Devavaram ’26, Robert Clemens ’26, Muhammad Abdur-Rahman ’26, Lauren Tran-Muchowski ’25, Judy Liu ’26, Jocelyn Velasquez Baez ’23, Ibby Newland ’26, Isaac Platt Zolov ’26, Emma Goetz ’25, Diana Q. Tran ’26, Caroline Mancini ’26, Ava Yuanshun Guralnick ’25, and Blake Klein ’26 were awarded Fulbright Teaching Assistantships. David Calderon ’26 and Carolyn Neugarten ’26 were awarded Fulbright Study/Research Grants.

They will teaching, studying, and researching in locations ranging from Morocco to South Korea to Spain.

Learn more about their plans: https://bit.ly/4hcCkqg