Community Impact
REALL Makes Real Learning Possible For ELLs
It didn’t take long for New Britain fifth-grade teacher Kim Rosa Gionfriddo to realize the strategies she learned as a Neag School of Education REALL fellow to better teach students with limited English proficiency could benefit native English-speaking students, too. “It’s a simple thing, but just by being more explicit and taking time to define […]
Celebrating a Threatened Bird
UConn professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega teaches local residents about chimney swifts.
Donation Takes Okafor’s Legacy Beyond UConn Sports Record Books
Former UConn basketball player Emeka Okafor has made a second donation to the Husky Sport program, which mentors Hartford schoolchildren.
UConn Students Bring the Magic of Science to Middle Schools
A group of graduate and undergraduate students spent three weeks giving hands-on polymer chemistry demonstrations at 12 Connecticut schools.
Hartford Students ‘Over the Moon’ After NASA Race
Six high school students competed in NASA’s Great Moonbuggy Race, with the help of UConn graduate STEM fellows.
Volunteer Firefighters Learn Professional Skills While Helping Out in the Community
Students volunteering with the Mansfield Fire Department learn to cope with the unexpected.
Symposium Highlights UConn’s Ties to Urban Connecticut
From nursing to agriculture, UConn faculty, staff, and students make a difference in cities across the state.
Renzulli Academy Model Expands to Three New Connecticut School Districts
The highly successful Renzulli Academy in Hartford is now being replicated in Bridgeport, New London, and Windham.
A Passion for Penguins Inspires Rescue Efforts
Two alums of UConn’s animal science program are fighting for the conservation of a species.
Hartford’s Renzulli Academy to be Replicated in Other Districts
Hartford Public Schools’ acclaimed Renzulli Academy for Gifted Students is set to be replicated in at least three other districts, under a $500,000 grant announced in October by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, as part of the foundation’s Centennial Celebration to honor Mr. Kent Cooke’s legacy. The Talent Development Award, presented to the University of Connecticut’s […]