Community Impact
Puppet Workshop Spotlights Local ‘Sheroes and Heroes’
UConn held two days of puppet-building workshops in preparation for the parade and pageant "Sheroes, Heroes, and other Champions of the Mansfield Community" that will take place Sunday in Dowtown Storrs.
Class: Human Rights and the Supply Chain
A human rights class for engineering and social sciences students encourages complementary approaches to social and environmental sustainability.
Labor Day Report: Occupational Illnesses Remain High in Connecticut
The report shows that the rate of occupational illness in Connecticut is 6 percent higher than the national average.
10 Questions With the Director of the Connecticut Writing Project
Jason Courtmanche ’91 (CLAS), Ph.D. ’06 has been serving in a variety of capacities at the University of Connecticut for 23 years. A lecturer in the University’s English department, an assistant coordinator of the Early College Experience English program, and affiliate faculty in the Neag School’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, he primarily serves as director of the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP), which immerses Connecticut teachers in an intensive writing program where they grow as writers, learn about teaching writing, and have the opportunity to become published in one of CWP’s literary magazines.
Sierra Club Ranks UConn a Green Campus Leader Again
One area where UConn consistently excels is dining services. Sustainability efforts include sourcing food from small, community-based and locally owned farms.
Degrees of Change: UConn Increases Diversity in Teaching Programs
The Neag School of Education has made a concerted effort to increase diversity in the teacher preparation program, with a view to putting more teachers of color in classrooms.
High School Students Take Mock Trial Seriously
High school students learning how the legal system functions during UConn Law's Summer Mock Trial Program put the celebrity Kanye West 'on trial' in a fictional case.
Preserving Green Spaces in Connecticut’s Changing Landscape
Smart land use management is critical in order to preserve open space, says extension educator Chester Arnold. 'It isn’t something we can go back and fix later on.'
Data Privacy Training for European Union Regs at Stamford
UConn is offering new training courses to prepare companies to comply with European Union data privacy regulations that went into effect this past May.
UConn First Hospital in State to Host Milk Depot for Newborns
The service will distribute donated, pasteurized human milk to babies in fragile health, to boost their chances of survival and healthy development.