Community Impact
UConn Expert on National Physical Activity Guidelines Team
Committee members volunteered for the task because of a belief in the impact this report will have on our country’s health as well as internationally for the next 10 years, says UConn's Linda Pescatello.
Brownfield Remediation gets Groundswell of Support from UConn
Beginning next fall, students will be able to enroll in a class on grant proposal writing, regulatory and liability issues, site investigation and remediation, and other topics related to brownfield cleanup.
The Dangers and Potential of ‘Natural’ Opioid Kratom
Pharmacy professor Mike White recommends treating kratom, which can become a drug of abuse, as one of a 'third class' of drugs, similar to decongestants.
UConn Health Doc Gives Back to His Hurricane-Ravaged Homeland
Emergency medicine physician Dr. Hynes Birmingham spent two weeks in his native island of Dominica, providing much-needed medical care after Hurricane Maria.
UConn, CSCU Pledge Support to Preserve DACA Program
UConn and the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities support litigation to challenge the elimination of the program for undocumented youth.
Despite Progress, Most Food Advertising to Kids Still Unhealthy
'Ten years after the launch of food industry self-regulation, food advertising to children remains far from the goal of supporting healthful diets.'
Resilience in the Face of Evil
Social work professor Megan Berthold says people who survive human rights violations and trauma often have enormous strength and resilience.
Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it
Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification?
Skype a Scientist
A program to engage schoolchildren in science has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states.
New Tool Links UConn Experts and Media
Launched in October and currently in pilot phase, the database features an initial 50 faculty members across a range of academic disciplines.