Community Impact

CT AHEC overview

Raising the Bar in Health Care Leadership Training

Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program is based at UConn Health.

Photo of University of Connecticut's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.

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.

Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez speaking

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.

Farmers and Extension educators engaged in hands-on learning

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.

Connecticut flag waving in the wind

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'

Students walking along the pathway in front of Wilbur Cross

UConn, Bridgeport Officials Announce ‘Promise’ Financial Aid Program

Talented students from the Park City will receive financial aid for attending any UConn campus

Illustrated map of the Litchfield County 4-H Center and camp in Warren, Connecticut

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

A map of Connecticut overlaid with blue dots of various sizes, corresponding to different towns

‘Grant Trails’ Shows How Research Funding Benefits Connecticut

A heat map worth a thousand words

A student in a hoodie with a "Project Raccoon" logo poses with a large bin of recyclable plastic bottles

Meet the Undergraduate: Abigail Koval ‘26 (BUS)

Koval shares her entrepreneurial journey from UConn's Innovation Zone to starting her own business -- and beyond

Healing Power of Music Series event of The Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Institute was held on Martha’s Vineyard.

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.