Community Impact

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Child Advocate Report on Sandy Hook Shooting Finds Missed Opportunities

UConn Health psychologist Julian Ford was one of six primary authors of the report.

Food Insecurity Emerging as Rudd Center Focus

Food insecurity – uncertainty about having sufficient food – is an issue of growing importance for the Rudd Center.

The International Language of Sports

UConn recently hosted 10 South African educators with a mutual interest in the power of sports to build relationships and effect social change.

Molly Rockett ’15 (CLAS): Making Her Voice Heard

The target of bullies throughout her adolescence, Molly Rockett ’15 (CLAS) found a way to turn her feelings of powerlessness into a sense of purpose.

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Getting Out the Vote

The director of UConn's Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work discusses the importance of making voting a habit instead of a chore.

Tony Merrell, right, lead singer of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, works with a teacher during the 'Gullah Voices' workshop led by UConn professors Robert Stephens and Mary Ellen Junda in Savannah, Ga., in 2013. The Georgia Sea Island Singers will perform with students in Junda’s World Music class on Sunday at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Robert Stephens/UConn Photo)

Singers Keep Gullah Traditions Alive

A Gullah singing group with a UConn connection through two music professors continues a tradition passed down from one of the early African-American cultures in the U.S.

University of New Haven team members discuss strategy in the Capture the Flag competition, during a two-day cybersecurity conference organized by the Center of Excellence for Security Innovation, a partnership between Comcast and the UConn School of Engineering's Center for Hardware Assurance, Security, and Engineering. Their coach, Frank Breitinger, will teach a course next semester called “Hacking.” (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

Cybersecurity Contest Challenges Teams to Think Like a Hacker

A recent competition on campus demonstrated that those protecting the security of data need to be as ingenious as the hackers.

Shikha Sharma presents a lecture on Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities in the School of Business on Sept. 24, 2011.

Entrepreneurship Program for Disabled Veterans ‘One of Best in Country’

The UConn program has been recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative programs for improving the quality of life for U.S. military personnel.

Farmers markets provide an abundance of locally grown fruits and vegetables.

Dollars to Pounds: Boosting Purchasing Power to Lower Obesity Rates

The first in a semester-long series exploring obesity research by UConn faculty.

An adult Common Tern with an identifying band on its right leg. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

Preserving Crucial Tern Habitat in Long Island Sound

UConn extension experts and volunteers are helping maintain ecological balance on treasured nesting sites.