Community Impact
Funding, International Trade, Artificial Intelligence Top Priorities for New Small-Business Champion
'When that SBDC-UConn badge goes on, it is the best of both worlds, a bridge between business and education'
November 18, 2025 | Claire Hall
Bronchiectasis Patient Shares Gratitude for His Pulmonologist and Power of Clinical Trials
West Hartford man’s participation in UConn Health clinical trial leads to FDA-approval of first-ever medicine that he needs for his lung condition.
November 18, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Dr. Linda Barry of UConn Medical School Delivers Keynote Address for the Black Men In White Coats Youth Summit
The inspiring Summit for the future health care workforce was hosted in Waterbury by Saint Mary’s Hospital at the Palace Theater and the UConn Waterbury campus.
November 13, 2025 | Lauren Woods
UConn Humanities Project Helps Bloomfield Preserve Its Cultural Mosaic
A new exhibition celebrates community history and highlights how UConn humanities research, led by professor Fiona Vernal, is helping Connecticut towns preserve and share their stories
November 13, 2025 | Bri Diaz
Preparing the Next Generation of School District Leaders: The Impact of UConn’s Executive Leadership Program
This year, alumni from various cohorts stepped into new superintendent and central office roles that allow them to strengthen communities and expand educational opportunities
November 10, 2025 | Nicole Dobrzanski
Read to Grow Books for Babies Launches at UConn Health
Giving Every Newborn the Gift of Reading
November 6, 2025 | Jennifer Walker
Neag School Faculty Mentor Emerging Leader in Sport Through Global Exchange Program
The Sport Management Program participated in the 2025 Global Sports Mentoring Program, hosting Serbian coach and advocate Jelena Pavićević
November 6, 2025 | Shawn Kornegay
Training Program Delivers Resources to Reduce Social Isolation Among Seniors
Social isolation is a growing health concern that disproportionately impacts older adults. Researchers at UConn, Johns Hopkins University, and Brown University have designed cost-effective resources to reduce it
November 3, 2025 | Danielle Faipler
UConn Creates Family Medicine Leaders
Three graduates of UConn School of Medicine elected leaders of the American Academy of Family Physicians and its Connecticut Chapter.
October 31, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Meet Jean: A Lifetime Giver on a Mission to Always Help Others
Jean Martin has enrolled in a new UConn Health clinical research study to help enhance the future care of sickle cell disease patients.
October 29, 2025 | Lauren Woods