Community Impact

A hand picking food off a vine with an overlay and the title "emplowering people to end poverty"

Empowering People to End Poverty

Using hydroponics to sustain food security

Academic Rotunda

UConn Expanding its Robust Residency Programs

Eastern Connecticut Health Network and Waterbury Health Join UConn School of Medicine’s Sponsored Residency Programs

Flooding in coastal Connecticut as the climate changes is one of several concerns for local leaders addressed in fact sheets provided by Adapt CT (Getty Images).

Ready for Anything: Building Resilience Through Disaster Preparedness

Disasters will happen, and preparation is the best defense. UConn Extension shares resources to keep Connecticut communities safe

Seedlings that are part of a water qaulity experiment conducted by plant science professor Rosa Raudales on June 16, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Plant and Soil Health Center Named in Honor of Alum George Leigh Minor

George Leigh Minor ’56 (CAHNR) passed away at the age of 90 in January 2025, leaving a generous donation, which will be used to fund the renovations necessary to open the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center.

People stand at the bottom of stairs leading up to the Tennessee statehouse.

Researchers Hope Documentary’s Example Can Promote Common Ground in Connecticut

'One of the things ‘The Tennessee 11’ shows us is that people generally are on the side of less firearm injury and death. We may just disagree about how to get there'

Study coordinator Sheila Thurlow, MSN, RN, at the Clinical Research Center examining a patient.

Clinical Research Center Makes a Real Difference in Patients’ Lives (and Clinical Trials)

UConn School of Medicine is home to the tireless teamwork of the Clinical Research Center supporting over 80 clinical trials.

UConn Health Emergency Medicine Team Dr. Ven Subramanyam, Dr. Lindsay Adelson, Dr. Shawn London, Dr. Robert Fuller at the track at Lime Rock Park

UConn Health Emergency Physicians Bring Expertise to NASCAR Event at Lime Rock Park

From heat illness to high-speed crashes, UConn Health’s doctors were ready for anything at NASCAR’s Connecticut debut.

Hiis LaRose stands on a sandy beach next to a large rock that is half-submerged in the sand and has white words written on it that read "Welcome to Great Captains Island."

Neag School Student Wins SURF Award for Project Tackling Marine Debris on Connecticut Beaches

Hiis LaRose ’26 (ED), ’26 (CLAS), ’27 MA was one of UConn's 46 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Award recipients for 2025

Women cutting fruits and vegetables

How Will Cuts to SNAP Funding Impact Connecticut?

Three UConn experts who have worked for decades to provide nutrition education through SNAP share insights on what cuts could mean for residents of our state

Dr. Anton Alerte at a suturing workshop of CT AHEC at the Family Medicine Center at Asylum Hill (Photo by CT AHEC).

Continuing Education for Health Professionals and Students at the Right Time, Right Cost, and Right Here!

Health care professionals turn to the CT AHEC Network based at UConn Health to get the training and information they need to keep up to date.