Community Impact
Ask UConn Extension: Tips to Stop Bugging Out on the Trails
Enjoying Connecticut's trails doesn't have to include a bite from ticks, mosquitoes, or stinging insects
May 7, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
Ask UConn Extension: Getting an Early Start on Spring Gardens
Experts from UConn Extension's Master Gardener team share words of wisdom to enhance your green thumb
May 3, 2024 | Sarah Bailey, UConn Extension Master Gardener Program
UConn Army ROTC Training – Both in the Forest and Classroom – Prepares Students for Future
'There are very few people who aren’t interested in the things I’ve done. I mean, rappelling out of a helicopter, that’s just a good conversation starter'
May 1, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips
‘I Still Have Something to Offer This World’
UConn Health celebrates its volunteers
April 25, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship
The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching
April 24, 2024 | Briana Huett, Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement
CAHNR Senior Supports Community Environmental Projects Through Mentorship
Participating in the Difference Makers Mentor Program allowed senior Alexandra Blas to learn about environmentalism and her love of near-peer mentoring
April 24, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
CAHNR One Health Initiatives Addressing Human, Animal, and Environmental Issues
From a unique, university-wide conference to new curricula and innovative research, CAHNR is leading efforts in One Health approaches at UConn
April 23, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
UConn Health Continues Commitment to Sustainability
Earth Day 2024: Institutional-wide efforts on campus and beyond
April 22, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Keeping Bears Wild
Graduate student Melissa Ruszczyk, a biologist with DEEP, is studying black bears’ behavior in relation to food sources left by humans
April 22, 2024 | Thomas Rettig
A Case of the Possible: Creating the Conditions for K-12 Student Achievement Growth in the Face of COVID-19
Sarah Gilmore, a 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 brief seeks to explore factors behind surprising student achievement growth in a district amid the COVID-19 pandemic's adverse effects on K-12 education.
April 19, 2024 | Sarah Gilmore