Community Impact
UConn 4-H Volunteer Hogan Eng Helps Youth Find Their Voice
Since 2018, Eng has led Power Surge 4-H Robotics, a UConn 4-H club that helps youth gain hands-on experience in engineering and technology while also developing leadership, teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills
Help on the Way for Kids in Child Welfare System, Caregivers
UConn Health building program to strengthen care, support for foster, adoptive families
Community Connections to Fight Cancer
UConn Health's Rosa Agosto is helping connect patients to the care they need
Connecticut Foodshare, UConn Release Report Highlighting Food Pantry Experiences
76% of food pantry guests reported having to choose between buying food and another expense such as housing, utilities, or medical care
UConn 4-H Shares Ongoing Success with Board of Trustees
'From robotics to biotechnology, agriculture, financial literacy, and environmental conservation, 4-H resonates as a powerful symbol of our land-grant mission in action'
Building Capacity for Livestock Production in Southern New England
More than 250 service providers and farmers actively participate in the Tri-State SARE project with the goal of building a stronger support system for livestock producers
Plant Lovers Wanted: Study Highlights Demand for Citizen Science
Developing a more coordinated approach to training citizen scientists could help protect ecosystems from invasive species that don't stop at state borders
UConn’s Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Accepts National Medical Association Award with the Imhotep Connecticut National Medical Association Society (CTNMA)
The CTNMA and its President, Dr. Laurencin, Were Honored with the Large Society of the Year Award at the National Medical Association’s 2026 Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly in July.
Helping Gardens Grow Across Connecticut
Thanks to the UConn Extension Master Gardener program and generous donors, thousands of seeds spread around the state to turn into fresh food, sustainable landscapes, and thriving communities
Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Unhealthy Food Environments
UConn Rudd Center team shares resources to train the next generation of health researchers and support community-based programs