Community Impact
Delicious Medicine: UConn Extension and Danbury’s Food Farmacy
UConn Extension nutrition experts are helping hundreds of shoppers use food as medicine and learn about healthy cooking
May 13, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
Health Disparities Institute Leader on a Community Mission to Make Change
In this Q & A article Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez shares how much more we still have to learn from our community members to address pressing public health issues like health inequity.
May 8, 2024 | Lauren Woods
Connecticut’s Only Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Center Launches
New, collaborative PCD Center at Connecticut Children’s and UConn Health is advancing diagnosis and treatment for children and adults with the rare genetic condition.
May 7, 2024 | Connecticut Children's & UConn Health
Ask UConn Extension: Tips to Stop Bugging Out on the Trails
Enjoying Connecticut's trails doesn't have to include a bite from ticks, mosquitoes, or stinging insects
May 7, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
Ask UConn Extension: Getting an Early Start on Spring Gardens
Experts from UConn Extension's Master Gardener team share words of wisdom to enhance your green thumb
May 3, 2024 | Sarah Bailey, UConn Extension Master Gardener Program
UConn Army ROTC Training – Both in the Forest and Classroom – Prepares Students for Future
'There are very few people who aren’t interested in the things I’ve done. I mean, rappelling out of a helicopter, that’s just a good conversation starter'
May 1, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips
‘I Still Have Something to Offer This World’
UConn Health celebrates its volunteers
April 25, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship
The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching
April 24, 2024 | Briana Huett, Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement
CAHNR Senior Supports Community Environmental Projects Through Mentorship
Participating in the Difference Makers Mentor Program allowed senior Alexandra Blas to learn about environmentalism and her love of near-peer mentoring
April 24, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
CAHNR One Health Initiatives Addressing Human, Animal, and Environmental Issues
From a unique, university-wide conference to new curricula and innovative research, CAHNR is leading efforts in One Health approaches at UConn
April 23, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension