UConn Voices

Laron Burrows in laboratory

Technology Entrepreneurship: Bringing New Tech to Market is a Gas

UConn Ph.D. student wins prestigious Activate Fellowship for his research involving cleaner and more cost-efficient ammonia production

Students at the UConn School of Social Work.

UConn School of Social Work Lands $587,633 Mental Health Training Grant

Grant will support 50,000 students in under-resourced Connecticut school districts

Dianisi Torres portrait

Building Community Through Nutrition: Dianisi Torres and UConn Extension’s Programs in Windham

"What motivates me is seeing the community gather, spend time together, and share knowledge, food, and resources”

Vanessa Esquivel headshot

Giving Latine Families an ‘Early Head Start’

Vanessa Esquivel, a Ph.D. student in the department of human development & family sciences, has received a major federal grant to study early childhood services for Latine families

Fany Hannon, dean of students, speaks during the Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall

Creating a Sense of Belonging Drives UConn’s Dean of Students

'I believe in the power of a sense of belonging, and that is what creates community and supports students’ success'

Participants in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) hold a cultural fair in Monteith Building

UConn Institute Working to Train Social Entrepreneurs Around the Globe

The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative goes beyond the classroom to help address real-world problems

Write On, Black Girl bookmarks

English Doctoral Student’s Publication for Black Girls To Collaborate With Publishing House

Write On, Black Girl features writing by girls of color and will partner with publisher Porch Water Press for its first print edition

Grant Supports Graduate Student Training in Secondary Transitions for Students with Disabilities

The grant will support a five-year program to recruit and train students to become leaders in the field of secondary transitions for students with disabilities

James Waller, Yvette Young, Ruchira Gupta, Aida Salazar, Michele Palmer, and Elise Delacruz at The Dodd Center for Human Rights

Award-Winning Authors Share Stories of Human Rights, Impact on Children in Visits to Hartford and Storrs

'I knew the power of great literature in influencing me'

The Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial

Connecticut Adjutant General, Head of National Guard, Cultivated ‘Selfless Service’ at UConn

'I could have taken a bunch of different paths back in the mid-1980s, but the Army gave me discipline and taught me values'