Community Impact
Neag School Student Wins SURF Award for Project Tackling Marine Debris on Connecticut Beaches
Hiis LaRose ’26 (ED), ’26 (CLAS), ’27 MA was one of UConn's 46 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award recipients for 2025
How Will Cuts to SNAP Funding Impact Connecticut?
Three UConn experts who have worked for decades to provide nutrition education through SNAP share insights on what cuts could mean for residents of our state
Continuing Education for Health Professionals and Students at the Right Time, Right Cost, and Right Here!
Health care professionals turn to the CT AHEC Network based at UConn Health to get the training and information they need to keep up to date.
The Time to Act is Now
UConn Health Disparities Institute Dr. Linda Barry brings expertise to state efforts responding to federal cuts to health care.
Tagging Time Travelers
Citizen scientists help researchers protect one of Earth’s oldest surviving species: horseshoe crabs
Ripple Effect: The Collective Power of UConn Extension’s Water Programs
From low-cost well water testing to reducing environmental threats to water safety through informed land use, UConn Extension programs seek to keep Connecticut's water clean and healthy
Taking Action to Address Health Care Disparities
Working group addresses a health care disparity among Latine OB patients
UConn’s Popular Emotional Well-Being Course Now Free and Available to the Public
UConn faculty and students launch online resource to make emotional well-being content accessible to all
CT AHEC—Connecting the Classroom with the Community
CT AHEC’s work is providing needed clinical care to underserved communities while ensuring tomorrow’s health care and public health professionals receive community-based clinical care training.
JUMP Outreach Program of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute at UConn: Teaching Hartford Students About Healthy Eating
Just Us Moving Program (JUMP) and Young Innovator Investigator Program (YIIP) UConn students are making a community impact by educating young children about the importance of making healthier food choices.