Community Impact
UConn Institute Helps Launch Statewide Hate Crime Reporting Campaign
The campaign, led in part by UConn’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, is helping Connecticut residents understand hate crimes, learn where to report incidents, and support prevention, accountability, and data collection.
Celebrating Mothers and Fathers, but Who Cares?
UConn sociologist Kim Price-Glynn took a look at the organizations that parents turn to when they themselves need care
11th Class Graduates Favarh’s Project SEARCH at UConn Health
Prepares intellectually or developmentally disabled for workforce
‘Men of Pause’ Brings Men into the Conversation on Menopause and Midlife Health
UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI) hosted community event sponsored by AARP Connecticut.
Implementing Food as Medicine: From Food Access to the Fork
CT AHEC turning an ‘eat better’ prescription into practice.
WISHfest 2026 Brings Innovation and Inclusion to UConn Waterbury
A day to cultivate creativity, partnership, and, above all, 'possibility and our future'
UConn Extension Volunteers Are Preserving One of Connecticut’s Most Famous Homes
“The UConn Extension Master Gardener program opens doors, to learning about plants and to meeting people, preserving history, and being part of something bigger.”
UConn Law Librarian Jessica Panella Receives Statewide Honor
Connecticut Library Association's Outstanding Librarian, Jessica Panella has expanded access to legal knowledge through partnerships, public programs, and a reimagined vision of what libraries can offer
Covid-Era Assistance Policies May Have Reduced Food Insecurity, Housing Instability
Pandemic-era safety net programs revealed new insights into the complex relationship between wages, housing, and food insecurity
Internal Medicine Residency at UConn Champions Care for the Homeless
UConn residents were honored with the David R. Kennedy Community Champion Award for its collaborative “Street Medicine” community healthcare efforts.