Community Impact
For Talented High Schoolers, Summer Fun Includes an Academic Challenge
The Mentor Connection program offers a wide variety of academic challenges to serious young scholars.
Helping African Students Become Agents of Social Change
Forty student leaders from North and Sub-Saharan Africa learned social entrepreneurship strategies at UConn this summer.
From Forgotten Graves to Foreign Dictators (and Vampires, Too)
Retiring State Archaeologist and UConn professor Nicholas Bellantoni looks back on some highlights of a memorable career.
Recreating the History of the Pequot War
Archaeologists are uncovering evidence that is reshaping the story of a series of battles fought in Connecticut nearly 400 years ago.
Ensuring the Safety of Artisan Cheese
Animal science professor Dennis D’Amico helps owners of small dairies comply with federal food safety regulations.
UConn Students to Help Build Time Capsule to Mars
UConn engineering students will partner with peers at Duke, Stanford, and MIT on a project that’s literally out of this world.
State Mental Health Services for Young Adults ‘Inadequate’: Report
A state task force, co-chaired by a UConn Health psychiatrist, made nearly 50 recommendations to improve Connecticut’s behavioral health system.
1 Summer, 2 Bikes, 4,000 Miles
Two UConn medical students are spending their last free summer cycling from California to Connecticut to raise money for leukemia research.
UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors
UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.
Bringing Early Music to New Audiences
The head of UConn's music department hopes to expand opportunities statewide to hear music written and performed before 1800.