Allied Health Sciences

Community engagement awards recognize faculty, staff, and students

The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship recognize scholarly activities that integrate community service with research, creative work, and teaching.

CAHNR Honors Sandy Bushmich’s Decades of Service to the College

The College celebrates Bushmich's transformational leadership and dedication to an inclusive student experience

A crowd of people on a busy city street, some wearing masks and some not.

Human Behavior is Key to Building a Better Long-term COVID Forecast

Understanding how people react to COVID-19 helps improve long-term forecasts about the illness, researchers have found

Kristen Govoni Appointed Associate Dean of CAHNR Academic Programs, Director of Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture

A three-time UConn alum, Govoni brings extensive teaching and research experience to this leadership role

CAHNR Commencement Speaker Rep. Jaime Foster Uses Science to Support Policy

Health and nutrition research are the foundation of policy change for alum and state representative, Jaime Foster

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A Classy Class: CAHNR Celebrates 2022 Grads

From barns to basketball, CAHNR's 2022 graduates share their favorite memories and hopes for their post-UConn lives

Young Building

CAHNR Celebrates Community with Annual Awards & Honors Event

CAHNR faculty, staff, students, and alums come together to be recognized for their contributions to the College

Projecting Hope on a Global Scale

For CAHNR senior Iris Palencia, a spring break trip to Guatemala became a life-changing way to provide local families new homes

A man and his daughter wash their hands while a woman prepares breakfast in the background

SNAP-Ed Supports Nutrition Education, Gains Attention from National Food & Nutrition Services

The program supported by UConn Extension provides nutrition education for Connecticut families, underscores national priorities

Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig ’22 (CAHNR)

Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig Explores Importance of Culture-Health Connections

After graduating, UConn senior Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig hopes to use cultural compassion to prevent and treat disease