Community Impact
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
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
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
Meet the Neag School’s 2024-25 Alumni Board
Members of the board volunteer to work toward engaging and connecting with alumni of the Neag School throughout the year
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
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.
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.
Connecticut Sees Increase in Occupational Disease
On eve of Labor Day, new report finds 2022 saw significant rise in cases
Connecticut High Schoolers Thriving in UConn Early College Experience Courses
More than 17,000 students participate annually in the ECE program at nearly 200 Connecticut high schools
Why Whooping Cough Now?
Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says Dr. Timothy Lishnak from UConn Health’s family medicine faculty