Community Impact

Thanks to UConn Health's dedicated New England Sickle Cell Institute helping her manage her sickle cell disease over the years, Sola Odesina happily travels the world. Here she is in the Dominican Republic.

Traveling the World with Sickle Cell Disease

‘UConn Health keeps me going’ says Young World Traveler

Connecticut Walk for 1 in 100 in West Hartford on September 14.

UConn Health Students Volunteer for a Heart-Healthy Cause

UConn Medical and Dental Students Volunteered at the Adult Congenital Heart Association Annual Connecticut Walk for 1 in 100 on September 14 in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square.

A sign for the Sustainable Clean Energy Summit sits outside the Student Union

UConn and Eversource Host Third Annual Sustainable Clean Energy Summit

Gene Rodrigues, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity, served as keynote speaker

Project Oceanology, one of the sponsors for Messing About in Boats, took participants out into Long Island Sound aboard the research vessel Envirolab II to learn about marine wildlife and try catch and release sportfishing.

A Second Year of Messing About in Boats at Avery Point

'There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'

apples

A Guide to Apple Picking in Connecticut

In a state with almost 300 apple producers, learn from a UConn expert about how to pick the perfect apple and support local farmers

Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas speaks during a press conference to kick off National Voter Registration Day in front of the Jonathan statue

Voter Registration Push Comes to Campus Ahead of Early Voting, Election Day 2024

Within only a few minutes, almost two dozen students had filled out applications to get their names on the voter rolls

Dr. Oladipo Cole

Connecting for Sickle Cell

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Meet Dr. Oladipo Cole on a Mission to Connect with and Cure More Patients Just Like His Brother

Stephany Santos

Engineering Future Success, One Student at a Time

Stephany Santos, named to the newly established Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion, sees her role as helping students build successful engineering futures, no matter the challenges

Connecticut Collaboration

Governor Lamont Visits UConn Health to Celebrate Connecticut’s Innovative Collaborations Reducing the State’s Carbon Footprint

Connecticut collaborators with Gov. Ned Lamont include Budderfly, Connecticut Innovations, UConn Health, and UConn.

Mosquito sucking blood from a human. (Getty Images)

Protecting People and Animals from Eastern Equine Encephalitis

With this mosquito-borne disease currently circulating in New England, Emily Reinhardt ’20 (CAHNR), assistant clinical professor, and Ash Nakashima, graduate student, in UConn’s Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science share information to keep Connecticut residents and their animals safe.