Community Impact

CT State Rep. Murray Riley meeting with students and members of the new Galen V. Henderson, MD Stimulate Equity, Education, and Diversity (SEED) Program. (NEDS Photo Credit)

UConn Medical Students Learning to Strike Out Organ Donation Inequities

New England Donor Services Launches New Medical Student Summer Immersion Program to Advance the Future of Organ Donation and Transplant Equity.

Conference attendees listen to presenters during Teaching and Learning with Technology conference.

AI in K-12 Education: Partners in Progress, Not Replacements

As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries worldwide, educators and researchers with the Neag School of Education are exploring how it may reshape teaching and learning

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Sir Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., K.C.S.L, was the designated honored guest at the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) President's Circle Reception in Washington, DC.

Female educator works with young students on the floor in a classroom.

The Costs and Benefits of Year-Round Schooling

Researchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation prepared the following research brief regarding year-round schooling

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UConn Health Resident Honored for Local, Global Service

Dr. Priscilla Mapelli earns community service award from residency program consortium

CT AHEC Urban Service Track/AHEC (UST/AHEC) scholar alums from UConn's medical and dental school attending the national AHEC conference (CT AHEC Photo).

National Impact for CT AHEC and its Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars from UConn Health

UST/AHEC Scholars alumni from UConn's dental and medical schools present at the National AHEC Organization Conference.

Cassandra Keola is an Administrative Program Coordinator in the UConn School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo).

Leading with Resilience Personally and Professionally

Meet Resilient Administrative Program Coordinator Cassandra Keola of UConn School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine

Contingent Management is an effective bridge therapy for patients during their early addiction recovery journey. (AdobeStock image.

Increasing Contingency Management Incentives Will Help More Patients Recover from Addiction

JAMA Psychiatry study recommends nationwide Contingency Management care guardrails with data-driven, evidence-based reward amounts to ensure effective and better care outcomes

meadow in the summer

CT DEEP Releases New Wildlife Action Plan with Support from UConn’s CAHNR

With the goal of identifying species in need and actions to take, the Statewide Wildlife Action Plan incorporates scientific expertise and comments from the public

Students and a health coordinator at a table outside

UConn Students Combat Opioid Crisis in CT through Adopt a Health District Program

Through the program, UConn students help Connecticut communities tackle the opioid crisis, from Narcan training to safe medication disposal techniques