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Two-Day Puerto Rican Summit Aims for Change

Puerto Rico: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut, sponsored by UConn’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative for Community Engagement and Public Policy (UConnPRSI), was held March 20-21

The future Dr. Parth Patel SOM Class of 2026 in Academic lobby sitting.

Medical Minds Matter Nonprofit Founded at UConn Growing Nationally

Medical Minds Matter is destigmatizing the discussion of mental health in medicine especially early-on for the next generation of the health care workforce

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Author Nikkya Hargrove Keynotes Women’s History Month at UConn Stamford 

'You can build something you are proud of'

Three people - one in overalls and a blue shirt, another in an orange shirt, and the third in a purple dress, pose arm-in-arm for a photograph.

‘None of us can escape aging’: Doctoral Project Looks at Getting Older in Northeastern CT

Asmita Aasaavari immersed herself in ethnographic research and slowly built relationships for her dissertation, which this year received support from a fellowship through the UConn Humanities Institute

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Third Annual UConn Student-Organized Free Medical Clinic Coming to Willimantic

Last year, UConn student volunteers helped provide more than $142,000 in care to 196 patients

Brick building with signage that says UConn Health Waterbury Hospital

Waterbury Hospital Joins UConn Health Community Network,  Strengthening Care for the Community  

Transition creates a new system of care for the Waterbury community and beyond  

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UConn Develops Assessments to Capitalize on Unique Strengths of Each Regional Campus

'The presence of UConn campuses throughout the state is a strength that responds to student and community needs'

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Major Restoration and Improvements Planned for Bluff Point

The UConn-led NERR will apply the funds to significant improvements at the popular park, supporting habitat and restoration

Michael and Shari Cantor sitting on a sofa.

Shari and Michael Cantor: A Lifetime of Husky Pride and Generosity

Shari Cantor ’81 (BUS) and Michael Cantor ’80 (ENG), ’83 JD are turning decades of leadership and generosity into a lasting legacy through a $1 million planned gift commitment

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UConn Business Student is Intern at 2026 Winter Olympics

'That’s the best thing about sports, it unites people'