Community Impact
The Science is Clear: Separating Families has Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences
The Society for Research on Child Development responded to the separation of children from their parents at the U.S. border with a letter to Congress, co-authored by UConn's Linda Halgunseth.
June 22, 2018 | Kristen Cole
Why You Should Never Flush a Tick
Taking it to be tested at UConn instead could reap some pretty significant rewards.
June 11, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
What Are GMOs? A Primer for FDA and USDA Labeling
With proposed new food labeling guidelines under public discussion, UConn's John Bovay clarifies what the term genetically modified organism really means.
May 31, 2018 | Bret Eckhardt
Next Up: Same-Day Hip or Knee Replacement
New surgical techniques, streamlined after-care, and close coordination among care providers have enabled many UConn Health joint replacement patients to go home within 24 hours, and some even the same day.
May 24, 2018 | Lauren Woods
Op-ed: Would a Long Island Sound Tunnel Help Revive Connecticut’s Failing Economy?
Finance professor Fed Carstensen suggests that a tunnel under the Sound could benefit both Long Island residents and the Connecticut economy, and pay for itself over time.
May 16, 2018 | Fred Carstensen, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis and Department of Finance
A New Approach to Social Resilience – Through Landscape Architecture
A project led by graduate student Tao Wu aims to integrate refugees into the local community, while developing resources they can use.
May 10, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Alum Named State’s First African-American Chief Justice
'Make sure that your reach exceeds your grasp,' Richard A. Robinson '79 (CLAS), once advised students.
May 4, 2018 | Combined Reports
UConn Mourns Loss of Alum Ray Neag, Largest Benefactor
Ray and Carole Neag are among the most prominent figures in UConn’s 138-year history, next to brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs.
April 20, 2018 | Jennifer Huber, Senior Editor/Writer, UConn Foundation
Improving the Lives of Those with Dementia by Using Memories of Baseball
Other nations are responding to Alzheimer’s in innovative ways. Sports – specifically 'sports reminiscence therapy' – is increasingly playing a role, says UConn professor.
April 6, 2018 | Michael Ego, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Who is Keeping Track of All Those Pills?
UConn pharmacy faculty are working at the state level to address the problem of patients taking multiple medications for different conditions with little coordination.
March 23, 2018 | Sheila Foran