Community Impact
Finding Gifted Learners Through Language Barriers
Through Project EAGLE, UConn researchers are working to identify gifted math students among English Language learners
Opening Doors through the Bridging the Gap Research Program
Underrepresented students build research skills in food, nutrition, and health through an experiential summer program
UConn Lab Helps Detect First Case of Foreign Rabbit Disease in Connecticut
The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL) helped detect the highly contagious pathogen, which is often fatal in domestic and wild rabbits
Finding Refuge from War and Persecution in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner
How Jewish families left behind a shattered Europe to build a thriving community in the Yankee heartland
Connecticut Institute of Water Resources Expands Groundwater Safety Efforts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding an effort to lessen contamination of groundwater and enable more frequent testing of rural wells
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: UConn Health Pulmonologist Dr. Mario Perez
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 to October 15. "Hispanic Heritage means feeling proud and honored to belong to a community that is willing to serve others," shares Dr. Mario Perez of UConn Health.
Biodegradable Plastic Mulch: A Climate Smart Agricultural Practice
UConn is working with growers in the state to find alternatives to plastic mulch without eliminating the benefits it brings
UConn Employee’s Family Cycling 1,300 miles to Fight Children’s Cancer
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This month the Cook Family from Simsbury is participating in the Great Cycle Challenge USA in support of the Children’s Cancer Research Fund.
Helping Schools Put ‘Whole Child’ into Policy and Practice
The UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health launches “WSCC blueprints” to help schools implement the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model.
State of the Water in Connecticut
With new climate and environmental concerns, Connecticut water experts are keeping tabs on this precious resource