Community Impact
Turfgrass Field Day Returns to Share Research and Help Industry Grow
After a pandemic hiatus, the in-person event returned with record attendance from a variety of turfgrass professionals
Eat It Up: Riley Courtney Spreads Nutrition Education to Connecticut Residents of All Ages
Riley Courtney is helping teach Connecticut residents about nutrition - even if that means dressing up like a vegetable
Neag School-Led Connecticut Partnership for Literacy Success Continues Mission to Teach All Children to Read
Michael Coyne, professor of educational psychology and chair of the Neag School’s Department of Educational Psychology, has served as a principal investigator since the original launch of the literacy research project in 2012
Jasmine Morris Harnesses the Therapeutic Power of Animals for Underserved Students
Through her work with the Horizons at The Ethel Walker School Program, Jasmine Morris is exposing future generations of students to the field of animal science
’22 Coast to Coast Comes Home
Dustin Moore, Julia Neri, and Brian Legato, the students making up the UConn Health’s 17th Coast to Coast for a Cause team, pedal for seven weeks and more than 3,000 miles to complete this year’s cross-country bicycle tour for charity.
Federal Court Cites UConn Law Professor on Key Immigration Case
2nd Circuit appeals court cites Jon Bauer's work in overturning a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals
Buzzkill for Bugs: Jillian Bowen Educates Kids on Insect-Borne Illness
One student's summer internship helps keep Connecticut residents informed on tick- and mosquito-borne illness with a focus on One Health
For Popular Trail, There’s Light at the End – and the Beginning, and the Middle – of the Tunnel
UConn students' Service Learning project will help make the Hop River Trail safer for the thousands of bikers and pedestrians who use it
Master Gardener Program Supports Ecologically Sound Gardening at Hammonasset Beach State Park
From butterfly gardens to erosion control, UConn Extension Master Gardeners show there's much more to Hammonasset beach than surf and sand
Who You Gonna Call? UConn Extension!
Part of a national network of Cooperative Extension Systems at land-grant universities across the country, UConn Extension reaches every community in the state to help real people solve real problems