Community Impact
UConn Creates Family Medicine Leaders
Three graduates of UConn School of Medicine elected leaders of the American Academy of Family Physicians and its Connecticut Chapter.
October 31, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Meet Jean: A Lifetime Giver on a Mission to Always Help Others
Jean Martin has enrolled in a new UConn Health clinical research study to help enhance the future care of sickle cell disease patients.
October 29, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin is Plenary Speaker at AAMP Conference
UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin was the Plenary Speaker at 39th Annual Association for Academic Minority Physicians, Inc. Conference in Alexandria, VA.
October 28, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
Power of the Pause Celebrates Menopause Equity, Joy and Community
Hundreds from Across Connecticut Gathered for the Free Community Event Hosted by the UConn Health Disparities Institute
October 27, 2025 | Trisha Pitter, MS, Health Disparities Institute
UConn Medical School Alum Dr. Klair Lubonja Inspires CT Youth
He was the visiting keynote speaker for the 2025 Bridge to the Future Health Career Pathways Mentoring Conference at UConn Health
October 27, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Raising the Bar in Health Care Leadership Training
Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program is based at UConn Health.
October 21, 2025 | Barbara O’Neill
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin has long been an influential force and a driver of innovation in the inventor’s world.
October 20, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez of UConn Health Disparities Institute Served as Keynote Speaker at Hispanic Health Council’s Annual Maternal Health Conference
During Hispanic Heritage Month Connecticut’s Experts in Maternal Health and Violence Prevention Gathered in Hartford.
October 20, 2025 | HDI's Valen R. Diaz, MPH, MCHES and Katia Ruesta-Daley, MSW
Hands-On Learning, Real World Skills: UConn Extension’s Workforce Impact
The name UConn often brings to mind undergraduate classrooms in Storrs. But across the state, UConn Extension programs are preparing youth, adults, and seasoned professionals for the workforce through hands-on, community-based training.
October 16, 2025 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
New Interactive Map of Connecticut Nonprofits Rolled Out to Help With Decision-Making
'Nonprofits have saved the State of Connecticut billions, not millions, of dollars. They took on some of the toughest public services'
October 10, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips