Community Impact
Meet the Researcher: Margaret Lloyd Sieger, School of Social Work
Margaret Lloyd Sieger's research is guided by her desire to help families struggling with substance abuse.
August 3, 2020 | Samantha Korittke '21 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Review of Microfinance Studies Finds Many Flaws, No Conclusions
A study of peer-reviewed research on microfinance finds flawed work, but no solid conclusions about the practice itself.
July 16, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Law Professor’s Brief Cited in Landmark Supreme Court Case
UConn School of Law Professor Bethany Berger's legal brief was cited by the Supreme Court in a ruling with broad implications for Native American sovereignty.
July 13, 2020 | Camille Chill, School of Law
UConn Magazine: Our Defining Moments
These Huskies — students, staff, professors, doctors, nurses, and graduates new and old —are finding innovative ways to help us all navigate a global pandemic.
July 7, 2020 | Combined Reports
UConn Magazine: Local Hero
Louis Goffinet ’17 (CLAS) offered in a Facebook post to shop for elderly neighbors. Two months later he was still shopping, and overseeing a $30,000 Neighbors Grocery Fund.
July 2, 2020 | Lisa Stiepock
$3 Million Grant to Help Students with Disadvantaged Backgrounds Become Nurse Practitioners
The UConn School of Nursing has won a $3 million grant to a launch a program aimed at increasing diversity among health care providers in underserved communities.
July 1, 2020 | Mikala Kane
Reading and Language Arts Center Champions Literacy Amid Pandemic
The Neag School of Education's Reading and Language Arts Center is helping schools around the state in the pandemic-caused shift to online learning.
July 1, 2020 | Shawn Kornegay
UConn Dental Faculty Address Need for More Diverse Dental Workforce
Faculty at the UConn School of Dental Medicine are launching a program to build a more diverse workforce across multiple fields.
June 24, 2020 | Courtney Chandler
In a Paradise Threatened, Teaching Girls to Be the Change They Want to See
A UConn Extension educator describes her challenging and hopeful experiences with a project aimed at teaching girls from impoverished families in the Dominican Republic about marine sciences.
June 4, 2020 | Tessa L. Getchis, UConn Extension and Connecticut Sea Grant
UConn Research and the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new online resource collects the various coronavirus-related projects being undertaken by UConn faculty, students, and staff.
May 19, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications