Community Impact
Women’s Health Research on the Rise at UConn School of Medicine
This Women’s History Month marks the Second Annual Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Symposium at UConn Health
March 10, 2025 | Lauren Woods
HuskyTHON Raises Over $2.1 Million
The annual dance marathon raised $2,102,853.03 for Connecticut Children's
March 10, 2025 | Sydney Herdle
UConn Students Empower Community Resilience, One Project at a Time
Through hyperlocal projects, Climate Corps helps communities lay the groundwork for resilience-building
March 10, 2025 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
Manchester Teacher Named 2025 Rogers Educational Innovation Fund Winner
Giselle Ziegler ’22 6th Year, a music teacher at the Odyssey Community School, will receive $5,000 to support her innovative project
March 6, 2025 | Shawn Kornegay
UConn Student Club Bringing Free Medical Clinic to Willimantic This Weekend
'It’s very meaningful work, and we’re all really happy and grateful that we have support to do this'
March 6, 2025 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Students Are Ready for 26th Annual HuskyTHON
Candygrams, raw eggs, hot sauce: Anything for a good cause
March 5, 2025 | George Velky
Waterbury Teens Research Ways to Improve Public Health in their Hometown
Successful Health Equity Scholars Program of UConn Health Disparities Institute for Rising Ninth Graders Hopes to Expand Statewide to Tackle Public Health Issues
March 3, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Husky Harvest Waterbury: Innovating Food Access with Hydroponic Systems, Refrigerated Lockers, and a Transformed Pantry
Husky Harvest Waterbury is improving food access at UConn with new refrigerated lockers, expanded hydroponic systems for fresh produce, and a redesigned pantry to promote healthy eating. These initiatives aim to provide convenient, sustainable, and nutritious food for students, faculty, and staff facing food insecurity.
February 28, 2025 | Monica Lattimer, Associate Director of Operations at UConn Waterbury
UConn’s Visiting Externships for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM) and its Students are Thriving
Meet UConn School of Medicine Surgical Resident Dr. Edison Martinez Monegro
February 27, 2025 | Lauren Woods
CT High School Students Shine at STEM Symposium Held at UConn Health
Top honorees from the 2025 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium will represent the state at the national symposium in Virginia this spring
February 27, 2025 | Ellen Ravens-Seger