Community Impact
Recommendations for University Personnel to Improve Student Support Post-COVID
Christopher Esposito, Neag School doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE). This research brief describes best practices for ensuring success for students entering institutions of higher education today.
March 7, 2024 | Christopher Esposito
Social Work, CLAS Professors Co-Lead Effort to Promote a Policy Agenda for Latino and Puerto Rican Communities in Connecticut
'The Latino Summit has not only marked a significant milestone in our collective journey towards empowerment but also established a new benchmark for meaningful dialogue and action'
March 7, 2024 | Ziba Kashef
Werth Institute Pilot Helping Students Turn Climate Passion into Sustainability Action
'In the classroom, you're talking about it with people, you're talking about the social impacts, you're learning about the physical impacts, the emotional – all of it'
March 5, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
HuskyTHON Raises Over $1.7 Million For The Kids
The annual dance marathon raised $1,736,591.22 for Connecticut Children's
March 4, 2024 | Sydney Herdle
KSI Program Supporting Athletic Trainer Services in Secondary Schools Extended
UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) has received an additional $3 million to continue their innovATe program, connecting schools around the nation with athletic training services
March 4, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Health Marks Rare Disease Day
Doctors at UConn Health Celebrate the Successful Journey of Rare Disease Patient Traveling from Brazil to Connecticut for Innovative Surgery.
February 29, 2024 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
UConn Health: Putting Top Research into Medical Practice
UConn leadership, medical faculty present groundbreaking research techniques and innovations to legislative committee
February 27, 2024 | Matt Engelhardt
UConn Students Gift 100 Mini Air Filters to the VA
On February 23 UConn students drove from Storrs to the VA to deliver student-made small, portable air purifiers.
February 26, 2024 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
Shoreline Restoration Project Comes Alive Through UConn’s Eco-Digital Storytellers Program
A team of West Haven High School students is working with UConn to tell environmental stories and find solutions for their community
February 23, 2024 | College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
After First Aid Training Hosted by CT Sea Grant at UConn Avery Point, Fisherman Makes Dramatic Rescue
'You saved someone's life. It's a big deal'
February 16, 2024 | Tom Breen - UConn Communications