Community Impact
‘Unforgettable Experience’: UConn Nursing Students Spend 6 Weeks in Rwanda
Experiential Global Learning Program partners with Kigali teaching hospital
October 7, 2024 | Grace Fontanarosa
Urban Forestry Enables Environmental Justice in CT Communities
Bringing together the power of UConn research and extension, faculty are leveraging urban forestry and environmental justice to support Connecticut’s Hispanic and Latino communities
October 7, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Husky Harvest Stamford Bolsters Food Pantry Offerings with New Partnerships, New Initiatives
'We’re trying to tie together everything we’re doing to fight food insecurity at UConn Stamford. All our initiatives need to support one another'
October 2, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips
Making Food Safe for Soldiers
For UConn alum Genevieve Flock, an interest in food microbiology turned into a successful public health research career that brings 'new, creative solutions for the soldier'
October 1, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Communication Clears Cultural Hurdles
UConn Health’s bilingual medical assistants help address social determinants of health
October 1, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Traveling the World with Sickle Cell Disease
‘UConn Health keeps me going’ says Young World Traveler
September 26, 2024 | Lauren Woods
UConn Health Students Volunteer for a Heart-Healthy Cause
UConn Medical and Dental Students Volunteered at the Adult Congenital Heart Association Annual Connecticut Walk for 1 in 100 on September 14 in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square.
September 24, 2024 | Combined Reports
UConn and Eversource Host Third Annual Sustainable Clean Energy Summit
Gene Rodrigues, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity, served as keynote speaker
September 24, 2024 | Combined Reports
A Second Year of Messing About in Boats at Avery Point
'There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'
September 20, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
A Guide to Apple Picking in Connecticut
In a state with almost 300 apple producers, learn from a UConn expert about how to pick the perfect apple and support local farmers
September 19, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources