Community Impact

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Disaster Response: Master and Apprentice

UConn Health emergency medicine physicians Rob Fuller, Caroline Lloyd back from Myanmar earthquake aid mission

Connecticut high school seniors celebrating their successful graduation from the Senior Doctors Academy of the Health Career Opportunities Programs (HCOP) of UConn Health on May 14, 2025 (Photo by John Atashian).

‘Doctors Academy’ Graduates Win College Scholarships

Connecticut High School Seniors graduated on May 14 from the Health Career Opportunity Programs of UConn Health

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Using TheirStory to Help Tell Our Stories

UConn's Fiona Vernal is helping CT communities collect oral histories with the aid of a new online platform

Graduates of UConn School of Medicine Class of 2025 celebrating on May 12 at the UConn Health 54th Commencement in Storrs.

UConn Graduates the Next Generation of the Health Care Workforce

UConn Health’s 54th Commencement graduated 258 new physicians, dentists, scientists, and public health experts

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Connecticut ¡Adelante! Program Fills Workforce Need for Spanish Speaking Social Workers

The UConn School of Social Work is one of the leading MSW programs helping close the language gap to meet urgent workforce demand

UConn Health Disparities Institute is Breaking the Silence Around Menopause

May is Women’s Health Month, let’s talk about menopause

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Mentors Students at University of Maryland School of Medicine

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin was the keynote speaker at the University of Maryland medical school's Stephen R. Max, Ph.D. Memorial Lecture

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Meeting the Needs of Early Childhood Educators with Critical New Resources

Through a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education, and with partnership from The Johns Hopkins University Department of Education, Innovations Institute developed a new Pyramid Model Practice Guide that provides much needed support for childcare and pre-K educators working to meet the social and emotional needs of very young children

Wilbur Cross with fall foliage. Oct. 12, 2021.

UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

The Provost's Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching

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UConn Waterbury Joins Community to Dedicate The Neil O’Leary Building

'Mayor O’Leary recognized the potential of this structure when many considered it beyond saving'