Community Impact
UConn Dental Faculty Address Need for More Diverse Dental Workforce
Faculty at the UConn School of Dental Medicine are launching a program to build a more diverse workforce across multiple fields.
In a Paradise Threatened, Teaching Girls to Be the Change They Want to See
A UConn Extension educator describes her challenging and hopeful experiences with a project aimed at teaching girls from impoverished families in the Dominican Republic about marine sciences.
UConn Research and the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new online resource collects the various coronavirus-related projects being undertaken by UConn faculty, students, and staff.
A Little Extra for Isolated Inpatients
UConn undergrads come up with an alternative way to engage older adult patients as they wait out the pandemic in the hospital without visitors.
UConn Law Alumni Say Pandemic Brings New Challenges to Legal Aid Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges faced by lower-income people in Connecticut, say graduates of the UConn School of Law.
Preventing Spilled Milk — UConn Responds to the Dairy Dilemma
UConn Extension and the Litchfield County 4H are leading an effort to donate dairy products that can't be sold because of the pandemic, helping both food pantries and dairy farmers.
UConn CLAS Alumni Help in the Fight Against COVID-19
UConn CLAS alumni are stepping up to confront the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in a diverse range of environments.
MSW Student Fighting Coronavirus Discrimination through Online Campaign
A UConn MSW student is taking action against racism directed towards Asian Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UConn Stamford Student Makes 250 Masks for Health Care Workers
A UConn Stamford student put his fashion design skills to work in making masks for area health care workers.
UConn Puts Innovation to Work In Fight Against COVID-19
Joe Luciani of the Proof of Concept Center at the Innovation Partnership Building is putting his skills and technology to work for those on the front lines of the struggle against coronavirus.