Community Impact
CT Small Business Development Center Supports Businesses During, After COVID-19
The Connecticut Small Business Development Center, housed in the UConn School of Business, saw demand for its services soar during the pandemic
Traditional Student Bike Tour Returns to Cross-Country
UConn medical student June Chu and dental student Alexandra Estanislau are hitting the road, by bicycle, for the 16th "Coast to Coast for a Cause," this year benefitting the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.
May 31, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Student Entrepreneurs Use Nutritional Bar to Reach Out to Those in Need
Reach Bar fills a market need at the same time it helps reduce child hunger
May 27, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
A Clinic Without Walls
Students help uninsured members of the local community with pro bono health and wellness services
May 25, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Color-coded Nutrition Info Helps Food Pantry Clients Choose Healthier Options
The study reinforces earlier findings that food pantry clients want healthy food options
May 25, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
UConn Study: Connecticut’s Medication-assisted Opioid Treatment Programs Retain Patients at Higher Rates
New strategies are needed to help boost retention rates among younger people
May 18, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
Homegrown Conservation Projects Underway, Courtesy of the UConn Forest
How a couple of fallen trees led to a dynamic opportunity for Connecticut students
May 11, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
6 Nightingales Reflect Commitment of Entire UConn Health Nursing Staff
Paying tribute to nurses who served during a year of unprecedented challenge
May 5, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Changing the Future Face of Health Care – and the Lives of Young People
For two decades, the Health Career Opportunity Program has been inspiring people of all backgrounds to pursue the study of health care
May 4, 2021 | Lauren Woods
City of Stamford, Stamford Partnership Gift Will Help Fight Food Insecurities
The Mayor's Humanitarian Community Fund provided a gift of $10,000 to create the UConn Stamford Food Insecurity Fund.
May 3, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications