Community Impact
Avery Point, Storrs Students Help Build Dreams
Students from two campuses worked to provide affordable housing through Habitat for Humanity.
April 14, 2011 | Sheila Foran
Walmart Gift to Benefit Veterans Program
The gift will enable a business development initiative for veterans with disabilities to expand.
April 12, 2011 | The UConn Foundation
Read All About It
A semester-long book drive will benefit inmates at the York Correctional Institution. Photo by Ariel Dowski
April 6, 2011 | Ariel Dowski
UConn Students Win Goldwaters, Truman Scholarship
Three UConn students have won prestigious national awards, and three more were front runners.
April 4, 2011 | Christine Buckley & Sheila Foran
Extension System Helps Military Kids Survive Deployment
UConn's Extension Centers are addressing the needs of children with parents serving overseas.
November 11, 2010 | Richard Veilleux
‘Bootcamp’ for Disabled Veterans Opens Doors to Entrepreneurship
As part of a national program, UConn is training disabled veterans in how to start up a business.
September 23, 2010 | The UConn Foundation
Local Students Discover the Ocean at Avery Point Marine Science Day
The students learned about Long Island Sound, its inhabitants, and reasons for its conservation.
June 11, 2010 | Christine Buckley
Interactive Roll of Honor Goes Online on Veterans Day
A new website commemorates UConn students and alumni who died in service to the nation.
November 5, 2009 | Richard Veilleux