Community Impact
Raising the Bar in Health Care Leadership Training
Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program is based at UConn Health.
October 21, 2025 | Barbara O’Neill
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin has long been an influential force and a driver of innovation in the inventor’s world.
October 20, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez of UConn Health Disparities Institute Served as Keynote Speaker at Hispanic Health Council’s Annual Maternal Health Conference
During Hispanic Heritage Month Connecticut’s Experts in Maternal Health and Violence Prevention Gathered in Hartford.
October 20, 2025 | HDI's Valen R. Diaz, MPH, MCHES and Katia Ruesta-Daley, MSW
Hands-On Learning, Real World Skills: UConn Extension’s Workforce Impact
The name UConn often brings to mind undergraduate classrooms in Storrs. But across the state, UConn Extension programs are preparing youth, adults, and seasoned professionals for the workforce through hands-on, community-based training.
October 16, 2025 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
New Interactive Map of Connecticut Nonprofits Rolled Out to Help With Decision-Making
'Nonprofits have saved the State of Connecticut billions, not millions, of dollars. They took on some of the toughest public services'
October 10, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn, Bridgeport Officials Announce ‘Promise’ Financial Aid Program
Talented students from the Park City will receive financial aid for attending any UConn campus
October 9, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz
Sowing Skills, Harvesting Memories at Litchfield County’s 4-H Camps
For over 75 years, UConn 4-H camps have connected the Litchfield County community to the land through summer camp offerings
October 9, 2025 | Matt Syrotiak, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
‘Grant Trails’ Shows How Research Funding Benefits Connecticut
A heat map worth a thousand words
October 9, 2025 | Mac Murray
Meet the Undergraduate: Abigail Koval ‘26 (BUS)
Koval shares her entrepreneurial journey from UConn's Innovation Zone to starting her own business -- and beyond
October 6, 2025 | Esha Desai, for the OVPR
The Cato T. Laurencin Institute Healing Power of Music Sponsors Jazz on the Vineyard
Cool jazz and community outreach was the focus of the 14th Annual Jazz on the Vineyard event sponsored by The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.
October 3, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino