Community Impact
Compensating for Low Wages
A study by UConn researchers examines the costs and benefits of a proposed levy on companies in Connecticut that pay low wages.
Relax. Your Aging Brain is Just Behaving Normally
A UConn communication professor was part of a national research panel that found those occasional memory lapses are probably not cause for concern.
Medicine in the Himalayas Before – and After – the Quake
A UConn medical student who spent last summer providing health care in Nepal discusses how the challenges have been magnified since the disaster.
Student Mural As Much About Process As Product
The new 22x13-foot mural is on the folding wall between the Co-op Bookstore and puppetry museum in Storrs Center.
The Newest, Youngest Member of UConn Baseball
Through a program that partners children facing life-threatening illnesses with college athletic teams, five-year-old Grayson Hand officially joined the Huskies this week.
Students’ Device Helps People Take Meds as Prescribed
Two undergraduates have developed a device that 'parrots' prescription instructions to help people in developing countries take their medications.
Huskies Challenge Kids to ‘Bring Their A Game’
UConn Athletics youth outreach programs are creating a new generation of Husky fans.
Pressing Need for Full-Time Athletic Trainers in High Schools
A new report by UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute and the National Athletic Trainers' Association calls for the hiring of athletic trainers in every high school, a need that's as yet unfulfilled.
New Ways of Monitoring Human Rights
Law and human rights scholar Molly Land discusses the impact of new technologies on human rights fact-finding, advocacy, and enforcement.
Young Conservationists Inspired to Tackle Community Projects
High school students who attended a conservation program at UConn last summer recently completed environmental service projects close to home.