Community Impact
Business School to Offer Program for Voter Registrars
The School of Business will offer classes in a new professional development program that will lead to certification for Connecticut's voter registrars.
Hand in Glove: UConn Surgeon Brings Healing Hands to Boxing
When he isn't in the lab or the operating room, you may find Dr. Cato Laurencin in the boxing ring.
Renzulli’s Gifted Education Programming Has Positive Impact in D.C.
The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) discontinued their gifted education programs in 2005 – and had no plans to serve the city’s most talented learners. But when high-performing students started leaving DCPS for private schools in the suburbs or area charter schools in search of gifted programs, DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson began searching for a gifted education program. In 2012, DCPS turned to Professor Joseph Renzulli, Neag School of Education researcher and internationally known expert in gifted education, for help.
Neag School’s New PreK-3 Leadership Program Highlights Importance of Early Childhood Education
Children who take part in early childhood education programs, research shows, are apt to reap the benefits for years to come. Not only are these children more likely to be more successful throughout their years in school, but also “to have jobs and to be contributing members of society” later in life, says Karen List […]
Puppetry Festival on Parade
It was a beautiful day for a parade and the crowd was entertained by puppeteers from across the globe.
An IDEA Comes Through with Flying Colors
A UConn student put his idea to offer support to pediatric cancer patients into practice, thanks to a grant from the University.
Keeping Runners Safe in Summer Heat
The New Balance Falmouth Road Race is a living lab for UConn researchers studying exertional heat stroke.
Smithsonian Gardener Has UConn Roots
UConn alum James Gagliardi's garden encompasses three city blocks in the heart of Washington, D.C., and receives 8,000,000 visitors a year.
BioBlitz: A Race Against Time
During a 24-hour survey of biodiversity on and around the Storrs campus, UConn scientists and the public tallied nearly 1,200 species.
BioBlitz: Exploring Biodiversity Close to Home
Children and adults joined scientists in observing and cataloging nature during UConn's BioBlitz in July.