Community Impact

Fanny Hernandez, UConn Extension evaluations specialist

Evaluation Enhances UConn Extension’s Commitment to Serving Connecticut

Fanny Hernandez uses data and a culture of evaluation to ensure Connecticut residents receive quality programming that improves their quality of life

An aerial view of UConn's Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reclaimed Water Facility

Waste to Resource: How A State-of-the-Art Facility Helps UConn Save Water

Since the Reclaimed Water Facility came online, it has reclaimed hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater for reuse on campus

Public Health Sciences team.

UConn Health Takes Center Stage at Connecticut Public Health Association Annual Conference

Experts from the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn School of Medicine showcase the importance of community-based research.

Cristina Colón-Semenza, assistant professor in UConn’s Department of Kinesiology, talks with Clare Benson, a former UConn assistant professor of photography, at the Nov. 7 opening of their exhibition, "On the Move: Photographic Interventions in the Future of Parkinson's Disease," at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn Avery Point.

Exhibition Pairs the Unlikely – Photography, Physical Therapy – to Help Those with Parkinson’s

'Not enough people know that even though this is a progressive neurological disease there is something that can be done to help you manage it, live your life with it, maintain a high quality of life, and find some level of joy, happiness, engagement in spite of it'

Portrait of Dr. Casey Godshall and Meiling Ortiz in the Outpatient Pavilion

Emphasizing HIV Prevention

UConn Health’s PrEP navigator helps empower vulnerable populations

Giving Back with Gratitude

Chief of Vascular Surgery at UConn Health giving back to Hartford middle school students with fun, educational hands-on teachings about health and medicine.

Scott Zinke, James Mahoney, and Alexander Bernier with pavement samples.

Paving the Way for Future Success

UConn Engineering helped pilot an asphalt training program aimed at reducing recidivism and creating job paths for formerly incarcerated individuals

A group of high schoolers stand inside the Toscano Family Ice Forum at UConn Storrs. One student takes a photo with their cellphone.

Neag School Hosts Early College Experience Day for 116 High School Students

Eight public school districts brought EDCI 1100, EPSY 1100, and EDLR 2001 students to Storrs

An interior view of the water reclamation facility.

UConn Cuts Storrs Water Demand in Half With High-Tech Facility, Conservation Efforts

The drop in water use has happened despite a 22% increase in the population being served

Six elementary age children sit in a row in a classroom.

Neag School Researcher Receives Funding to Develop New School District Integration Plans

Alexandra Freidus to lead team supported by the Spencer Foundation and the American Institutes for Research