Community Impact
Serving and Celebrating Local Farms in Connecticut Schools
UConn Extension and partners forge connections between local schools and Connecticut farms with holistic programming and crucial funding
UConn School of Medicine and Hartford HealthCare Renew and Grow Their Longstanding Academic Training Collaborations
Hartford HealthCare and UConn have had a nearly 60 year academic clinical training relationship, and just renewed another five-year academic affiliation
Remembering 9/11: UConn Health Professor Emeritus and Red Cross Volunteer Larry Klobutcher Continues to Give Back
Klobutcher continues to make a difference volunteering with the Red Cross which in honor of 9/11 this September encourages everyone to take steps this month to make your home safer by testing or replacing your smoke alarms.
Reestablishing UConn’s Fruit Orchards
After a decades-long hiatus, Evan Lentz '19 '22 (CAHNR) is reviving UConn’s fruit orchards
UConn Centers Offer Free Professional Development to Local School Wellness Teams
The ‘WSCC Academy’ taught staff how to strengthen school practices to promote whole child development
Ask UConn Extension: What Does My High-Schooler Need to Know About Personal Finances?
UConn Extension offers audiences of all ages tips to keep their financial futures looking bright
UConn Biodiversity Research Collections Join an Effort to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
How jaguar skulls collected in the 1960s can help thwart wildlife poachers today
Where to Start? UConn Researchers Develop Holistic Tool to Help Plan Urban Vacant Lots
'We want to greenify those lands that have been disregarded and underestimated in the city setting'
Labor Day Report: Less Occupational Disease; COVID-19 Still Dominates
UConn Health is out with its annual Labor Day 'Occupational Disease in Connecticut' report
New Federal Funds Will Support Projects to Enhance Aquaculture Education, Kelp Farming
Federal grant funding will provide for assessment of workforce needs and purchase of mobile lab