Community Impact
For Talented High Schoolers, Summer Fun Includes an Academic Challenge
The Mentor Connection program offers a wide variety of academic challenges to serious young scholars.
July 28, 2014 | Sheila Foran
Helping African Students Become Agents of Social Change
Forty student leaders from North and Sub-Saharan Africa learned social entrepreneurship strategies at UConn this summer.
July 18, 2014 | David Bauman
From Forgotten Graves to Foreign Dictators (and Vampires, Too)
Retiring State Archaeologist and UConn professor Nicholas Bellantoni looks back on some highlights of a memorable career.
July 15, 2014 | Tom Breen
Recreating the History of the Pequot War
Archaeologists are uncovering evidence that is reshaping the story of a series of battles fought in Connecticut nearly 400 years ago.
July 3, 2014 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Ensuring the Safety of Artisan Cheese
Animal science professor Dennis D’Amico helps owners of small dairies comply with federal food safety regulations.
June 25, 2014 | Sheila Foran
UConn Students to Help Build Time Capsule to Mars
UConn engineering students will partner with peers at Duke, Stanford, and MIT on a project that’s literally out of this world.
June 23, 2014 | Julie Stagis
State Mental Health Services for Young Adults ‘Inadequate’: Report
A state task force, co-chaired by a UConn Health psychiatrist, made nearly 50 recommendations to improve Connecticut’s behavioral health system.
June 18, 2014 | Carolyn Pennington
1 Summer, 2 Bikes, 4,000 Miles
Two UConn medical students are spending their last free summer cycling from California to Connecticut to raise money for leukemia research.
June 18, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors
UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.
June 17, 2014 | Christine Kaminski
Bringing Early Music to New Audiences
The head of UConn's music department hopes to expand opportunities statewide to hear music written and performed before 1800.
June 6, 2014 | Kenneth Best