Community Impact
UConn Fire Department Celebrates 50 Years of Paramedics
Ceremony honors the first class of paramedics in the region, which included 4 UConn Health firefighters
April 24, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
‘Healthy Rounds’: The Silent Success of Public Health
Douglas Brugge, chair of the UConn School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast
April 21, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
From Flames to Fungi: Prescribed Burns and Soil Restoration
Plant science researchers and the UConn Fire Department are using prescribed burns to mitigate brush fires and study the role of microbes in soil recovery to generate new insights to help Connecticut manage rising wildfire risk
April 16, 2026 | Jason Sheldon - College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn at the United Nations: Undergraduate is Heard on Drug Policy
Husky representation on a global stage: Neha Shanavas '28 urges coalitions worldwide to focus on youth support as a curative measure to the issue of substance misuse
April 15, 2026 | Anna Heqimi
Governor Lamont Proclaims April 15 as Petra Clark-Dufner Day in Recognition of Statewide Leadership
The proclamation honors her more than three decades of service in strengthening Connecticut’s health professions pipeline and expanding access to health care services in under resourced communities.
April 14, 2026 | Barbara J. O'Neill, CT AHEC
The Helper
Stephanie Mora Gutierrez ’27 brings dedication and passion to everything she does, from the student experience at UConn to the nonprofit she founded
April 13, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance
Bringing Landscape Architecture Directly to Communities
An early love of nature and world-class training from UConn's Landscape Architecture program helped prepare Stephanie Stroud '12 for her unique career in the Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
April 10, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Connecticut’s Health Equity Week Calls Residents to Action
UConn Health Disparities Institute Leads a Statewide Push for Affordability to Advance Equity.
April 2, 2026 | UConn Health Disparities Institute
CAHNR’s Commitment to Connecticut Agriculture on Display at Annual Ag Day
For UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) and UConn Extension, Ag Day is both a celebration and a reflection of its year-round commitment to advancing agriculture across Connecticut through research, education, and extension engagement
April 2, 2026 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
UConn’s Dr. Linda Barry Helps Lead Statewide Conversation on AI, Equity & Communities of Color
UConn Health Disparities experts at AI forum working to ensure that communities of color are not left behind.
March 30, 2026 | UConn Health Disparities Institute