Community Impact

group portrait at former World Trade Center site in New York City within hours of the 9/11 attacks

Revisiting 9/11, 25 Years Later

2 UConn Health physicians share their recollection of being part of the response to the World Trade Center site Sept. 11, 2001

A group of students sitting in the grass outside UConn buildings

Connecticut Students Turn Environmental Projects into Lasting Community Impact

NRCA CAP Initiative gives Connecticut high school students the first step to tackling environmental issues within their local communities

Spotted lanternfly on a leaf

Ask UConn Extension: What to Know About Spotted Lanternfly

As this invasive insect native to parts of Asia becomes more and more prevalent in Connecticut, UConn Extension experts share important information with Connecticut residents

Mixed plants in a front garden in August. Annuals such as Rudbeckia, Petunia, Cosmos and Lobelia with foliage plants such as Hakonechloa.

Online Home Gardening Course Brings Research-Based Education to Gardeners

The course offers a flexible way to learn from trusted experts

Close-up of an industrial worker wearing high visibility safety vest using laptop computer and reviewing documents in office or construction workplace environment.

CT Occupational Disease Report is Accompanied by New Prevention Guide for the Workplace

Labor Day release of annual report prepared by UConn School of Medicine highlights reported occupational illness trends and gives workplace safety and health committees practical tools for prevention

group photo in dental clinic

Lessons from Liberia

Two second-year UConn dental students reflect on their work in Liberia over the summer

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin at the induction ceremony.

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Inducted into the Black Inventors Hall of Fame

The honor recognizes Laurencin’s pioneering inventions and research in regenerative engineering.

CT AHEC

CT AHEC’s Healthcare Workforce Interagency Symposium Emphasizes a Unified Strategy and Financial Incentives, hosted by CT SLRP

The Connecticut Area Health Education Center (CT AHEC), based at UConn Health, has long played a leading role in strengthening the healthcare workforce pipeline.

UConn SOM Class of 2030

The 4-1-1 on the Impact of Lowering Federal Student Loan Limits for Healthcare Workforce Students

The Public Issues Council is made up of faculty at UConn School of Medicine as well as community partners. This Q & A article is the first in a series by faculty aiming to raise awareness to the public of the impact of various important public health topics such as new federal student loan caps.

Naliah Grannell instructs teens on the role of an epidemiologist in a foodborne illness outbreak. (CT AHEC Photo).

CT AHEC and Public Health Department Sanitarians Team Up With Teens for Workshop to Solve a Food Illness Outbreak

CT AHEC's Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) program in action.