Community Impact
First Patient Receives Novel Gene Therapy for GSD
The gene therapy, administered for the first time at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, offers hope to patients with a rare and potentially deadly genetic liver disorder known as glycogen storage disease.
Issue Brief: The Impact of Undocumented Status on Children’s Learning
Undocumented children and families face unique challenges that can affect their schooling experience and require the attention and care of educators. Chelsea Connery’13 (ED), ’14 MA, a former public school teacher and now a Neag School doctoral student in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program, prepared the following issue brief — in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) — about the impact of undocumented status on children’s learning.
UConn Responds to Need for K-12 Mandarin Teachers
The program will be taught on two different levels – in the five-year Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Program and the post-graduate Teacher Certification Program.
UConn Survey: Local Hurricane Evacuees Need Basic Necessities
Housing issues and insufficient food are the most critical needs facing hurricane-displaced families from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that are now living in Connecticut, according to UConn's Charles R. Venator-Santiago.
$8 Million Grant to Increase Connecticut’s Coastal Resilience
UConn will lead development of a framework for resilience planning and preparation for Connecticut cities and towns.
UConn Inks Agreement with Wadsworth Atheneum
Under the agreement, the Wadsworth Atheneum will provide work space for UConn Hartford students, a seminar room, and faculty offices for use by the three-year graduate program in Arts Administration.
In Hartford, a Library Within a Library
A reception on Friday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m., in the atrium of the Hartford Public Library will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the partnership.
The Science is Clear: Separating Families has Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences
The Society for Research on Child Development responded to the separation of children from their parents at the U.S. border with a letter to Congress, co-authored by UConn's Linda Halgunseth.
Why You Should Never Flush a Tick
Taking it to be tested at UConn instead could reap some pretty significant rewards.
Preparing a School District for a 1:1 Technology Initiative: Issue Brief
Alexandra Lamb, a doctoral candidate in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program at the Neag School, prepared the following issue brief — in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) — about school districts that are introducing technology into classrooms through what are known as 1:1 programs.