Community Impact
Neag School Members Bring Holocaust, Identity Education to Local High School
'Breaking Bias and Creating Community' is an experience that features interactive Holocaust survivor testimony, a virtual reality tour of a concentration camp, and a photo exhibit that focuses on identity
August 13, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn 4-H Sparks Career Exploration for Tahlia Watson of Bloomfield
For Tahlia Watson, UConn 4-H provided a spark that ignited a love for working with animals, leadership, and community engagement
August 13, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
Addressing Student Technology and Social Media Use in Schools: Recommendations for School District Leaders
Researchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE) prepared the following research brief during Phase 1 of their Social Media and Digital Literacy Study
August 9, 2024 | Katherine C. Rohn, Adam M. McCready, Kelly Farrell, and Ayaa Elgoharry
$1 Million and Counting in Free Community Care by UConn Students
Since 2007 the Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars at UConn have been providing critical health care access to underserved Connecticut citizens directly inside their communities as they train together to be the next generation of well-rounded primary care and health care professionals
August 7, 2024 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
Back From Biking Coast-to-Coast
Dental students continue 19-year UConn Health tradition of cycling cross-country for a cause
August 6, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
Beloved Family Dog Inspired South Windsor Family to Become Entrepreneurs
UConn’s EBV program coaching military veterans to grow their businesses
August 5, 2024 | Claire Hall
CIRCA: Serving Connecticut’s Coastal Communities and Beyond
As seas and temperatures rise, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation uses research and community engagement to protect communities across the state
July 23, 2024 | Mac Murray, and Thomas Rettig
Doctor is ‘UConn Through and Through’ and Taking Care of Connecticut Families
For Dr. Gian Grant-McGarvey, a new UConn-trained Family Medicine expert, community is crucial
July 18, 2024 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
A Service Trip of a Lifetime
UConn dental faculty, residents have delivered over 800 dentures to native Americans in Alaska since 1997
July 15, 2024 | Courtney Chandler - UConn Health
Prepare Now to Shelter from the Storm
From preparing as a family to how businesses can get ahead, UConn Extension has tips to help Connecticut communities ride out extreme storms safely
July 9, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension