Community Impact
Podcast: Cycling Coast to Coast to Help Kids
A UConn dental student and two medical students are spending their last free summer pedaling cross-country to raise money for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Hear their thoughts from the day before they left in early June.
CT Sea Grant Supports Shellfish Industry Through Pandemic and Beyond
Helping shellfish farmers' businesses keep running during 'crisis mode' and emerge better off
Breaking Barriers – the First Patient in the World Receives Moderna mRNA Trial Infusion for Glycogen Storage Disease at UConn Health
Loveah Hernandez, a brave 20-year-old from Texas, is contributing to science as the first person in the world to receive the Moderna mRNA infusion as part of the Ba1ance Trial for GSD-Ia at UConn Health.
UConn 4-H Brings High Tech to Connecticut Youth
A unique program gives Connecticut youth the chance to gain skills in STEM and see the world
Jorgensen Conservatory Program Helps Area Teens Find JOY! in Music
'It's completely changed my life. I wouldn't be a professional musician without it'
Reflecting on the Impact of Conservation Training Partnerships
While UConn’s unique Conservation Training Partnerships program has concluded its five-year run, the environmental projects it inspired and relationships it established continue to support Connecticut communities
Opening Doors to More Diversity in Biomedical Sciences
The UConn Health Graduate School is working to widen the pipeline to attract more students from historically underrepresented groups to study — and stay in — the biomedical sciences.
The South Park Inn Honors Dr. Bruce Gould with 2022 Community Leadership Award
The South Park Inn’s new Advisory Committee has awarded Dr. Bruce E. Gould of UConn School of Medicine its 2022 Community Leadership Award for his outstanding contributions.
How Pharmacists and Community Health Workers Build Trust with Cambodian Genocide Survivors
With training in trauma-informed care, health workers help survivors improve their mental and physical health
UConn Law Work on Hate Crimes Already Getting Results
Student research will yield recommendations to Gov. Lamont and General Assembly