Community Impact
UConn’s Hidden Gem: Master Gardeners
More than 700 master gardeners educate and beautify communities across the state
Professors Creating Computing Models to Increase Public Trust During Elections
The team will report on optimizing the standard for auditing election reporting, analyzing elections and their components, and specifying procedures for desired security
UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport Receives $4.9M in Federal Funding
The renewal of USDA funding will support the initiative for the next three years
Center for Voting Technology Conducts Comprehensive Assessment of New Connecticut Voting Machines
The Secretary of State asked UConn's VoTeR Center to test multiple voting tabulators for reliability and evaluate which models are least prone to cyberattacks
UConn Forum Draws Top Minds to Brainstorm Ways to Grow Connecticut’s Economy
'We make the impossible possible in Connecticut'
UConn, EPA Launch Regional Environmental Justice Center
The Environmental Protection Agency is backing UConn’s initiative through a $10 million federal grant
Second ‘Moving Beyond Implications’ Conference Aims to Advance Evidence-Based Policy
The conference, which aims to bridge the gap between research and policymaking, is accepting abstract submissions from researchers until Nov. 1
UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe
$11.5 million in state support awarded to University of Connecticut to deploy effective and inexpensive build-it-yourself air filter technology to every public school classroom across the state.
Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment
Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities
Agriculture Contributes $4 Billion to CT Economy, Report Shows
'The numbers are significant and it’s important to recognize [agriculture’s] proper placement in the state economy'