Community Impact
Connecticut Addressing the Impact of Racism on Health
State Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health and UConn Health Disparities Institute Debut its Recommendations for Connecticut Legislators
May 22, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Power and Environmental Engineering Faculty Explore Wildfire and Power Grid Nexus in a Changing Climate
Junbo Zhao led a study in Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, which suggests a comprehensive approach to strengthen power grid resilience against the rising threat of wildfires
May 22, 2025 | Olivia Drake
Disaster Response: Master and Apprentice
UConn Health emergency medicine physicians Rob Fuller, Caroline Lloyd back from Myanmar earthquake aid mission
May 16, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
‘Doctors Academy’ Graduates Win College Scholarships
Connecticut High School Seniors graduated on May 14 from the Health Career Opportunity Programs of UConn Health
May 15, 2025 | Lauren Woods
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
May 13, 2025 | George Velky
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
May 12, 2025 | Lauren Woods
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
May 9, 2025 | UConn School of Social Work
UConn Health Disparities Institute is Breaking the Silence Around Menopause
May is Women’s Health Month, let’s talk about menopause
May 7, 2025 | UConn Health Disparities Institute
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
May 5, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
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
May 2, 2025 | Michelle Boardman