Community Impact
Six New Year’s Babies Set Record at UConn John Dempsey Hospital
It's a boy! No, wait ... it's a girl, boy, boy, girl, boy. The half-dozen New Year's Day babies set a record for UConn's hospital.
Want to Thwart Climate Change? Here are 8 Steps You Can Take
Turn down the thermostat, use only what you need, and don't wait to start. These are among the New Year's tips from faculty for those who are concerned about the environment.
UConn in the Conversation
In print, online, and on air, UConn faculty inform public dialogue about the major issues of the day. Here's what they said this year.
UConn Considering Sale of Former Torrington Campus
UConn recently signed a “letter of intent” with Five Points Center for the Visual Arts of Torrington, which is slated to be presented to UConn trustees on Monday for their vote.
UConn Mentorship a Critical Career Step for Mason
Connor Adams began working on campus as a participant in the Work Based Learning Program, which brings students from Connecticut’s technical high schools to perform various jobs on campus. Now he's a full-time Facilities employee.
UConn Health Patients Can Now Get MRIs at UConn in Storrs
Thanks to a collaboration between UConn Health physicians and UConn researchers, sophisticated MRI scanning equipment originally purchased for research use will now be used for diagnosing patients of UConn Health in Storrs.
Holiday Sing at the Hartford Campus
The Hartford community came together for an old-fashioned 'Back to the Times' carol sing on the steps of UConn's downtown campus.
Helping Victims of Genocide in Cambodia – 40 Years On
'We never talk about trauma after it's over,' says Mary Scully of Khmer Health Advocates. UConn researchers are working to improve the health of refugees who have survived trauma.
The ‘Roundup’ of Connecticut News
A newsletter course in the journalism department offers students real-life experience in digital journalism and marketing.
Op-ed: Mexico Wants Internet for All. That Could Reduce Poverty
The roughly 50 million people who remain offline are also generally the country’s poorest residents, writes Jack J. Barry of UConn political science.