Community Impact
UConn Whole Child Project Positively Impacts East Hartford Public Schools
Students and staff benefit from strategic actions aligned with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model
April 11, 2025 | Laura Roberts and Kathleen M. Williamson ’13 MA ’17 Ph.D.
Fentanyl is in Our Backyard – Connecticut and Parents Take Action
UConn School of Medicine researcher calls for better protection and services for our youth at risk of fentanyl’s fatal consequences
April 10, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Engineering Takes Flight at Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center
With Connecticut aerospace company Aero Gear, CMSC helps model excellence
April 7, 2025 | Mac Murray
Study: Police Finance Organizations Allow Steady Flow of Dark Money to Law Enforcement
'When you don’t know what’s going into a police budget, that raises questions about who the police are working for. Is it the community that pays taxes or someone else?'
April 4, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
Meals4Moms: UConn, CT Small Business Develop Program to Support Gestational Diabetes Management
Gestational diabetes impacts 2 to 10% of U.S. pregnancies, and about 50% of patients with GDM will develop Type 2 diabetes
April 3, 2025 | Danielle Faipler
This World Autism Awareness Day a Proud Mom Celebrates Her Young Daughter’s Advancement of Science
4-Year-Old Fiona Vanderhoof Has Donated Her Cells to UConn to Fuel its Cutting-Edge Autism Research Developing Future Gene Therapies
April 2, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Mansfield Is Updating Its 10-Year Plan, and These Sophomores Want the UConn Community to Help
'How we can develop the area better, not only to suit the needs of everybody, but really to help UConn students?'
April 1, 2025 | Jaclyn Severance
Strengthening Connecticut Farms with Risk Management Training and Tools
“Whether it’s an online course, an app, or direct conversations, farmers benefit from a multi-faceted approach to managing risk."
April 1, 2025 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
Podcast: Attacking Endometriosis With Awareness and Research
Leaders of the new Connecticut collaborative EndoRISE discuss the effort to advance the recognition and treatment of endometriosis
March 31, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Sowing the Seeds of a New Community Resource
'A place on campus where you’re able to get the seeds you need, the pots you need, and the other resources you need to grow your own food'
March 31, 2025 | George Velky