Community Impact
Fostering Innovation and Fueling Economic Growth in Connecticut
UConn is uniquely able in our region to create networks of large, small, and now medium businesses with strong connections to our knowledge base to foster innovation and fuel economic growth
Fact Sheets Help Local Leaders in CT Navigate Climate Change Questions
Adapt CT offers guidance on matters ranging from beach erosion to the flooding of coastal highways
As Legislative Session Gets Underway, UConn Offers Insight and Expertise
Faculty members and alumni will provide guidance on issues ranging from crime to an expected wave of retirements in 2022
Rabies Readiness: Genomic Surveillance Helps Prepare for Outbreaks in Bats
This study is the first to collect genetic sequencing data from bat rabies viruses in the Northeast
Recent UConn Grads Overwhelmingly Settled in First Jobs or Graduate Education
Nine out of 10 graduates from last spring reported favorable outcomes by the end of 2021
National Survey Seeks Experiences of 17,000 Sexual and Gender Diverse Teens
'The spirit of the project is to better understand who among a very heterogenous group may need the most attention in reducing health disparities'
Eversource Energy Center Prepares for Storms with Stormwise Program
Stormwise helps develop forest systems in Connecticut that are resilient to climate change and coexist with human infrastructure
NIFA Grant Teaches Youth About Biotechnology, Develops Career Readiness
A new grant will use educational games to teach Connecticut youth about biotechnology and biotechnology careers in agriculture
UConn Health: 100,000 COVID Shots and Counting
UConn Health reaches milestone in the ongoing public health effort to minimize COVID-19 infection and illness
UConn Extension Cares for Community in Ways Both Obvious and Little-Known
UConn is part of all 169 Connecticut towns and cities, thanks to Extension