Community Impact

UConn Women Celebrated as The 100 Women of Color

This Black History Month three women from the University of Connecticut have been named as this year's 100 Women of Color for their impact on the community. They will be honored at The 100 Women of Color Gala & Awards on June 24.

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CT Bird Atlas Tracks State Birds with Eye Toward Conservation

A UConn team leads a massive community research effort to catalogue birds across the state

Amanda Brenner at the School of Social Work in Hartford on Feb. 9, 2022.

The Stigma Buster

How one student's experience with mental illness shaped her determination to help others through public policy

Meg Sanders ’22 (CAHNR) (left) worked with two high school students from Cheshire high where they created an environmental education booth at the Cheshire Sustainability Fair. (Photo courtesy of Laura Cisneros).

UConn Program Shows the Difference a Mentor Can Make

Connecting UConn students with high school students to foster skills ranging from forestry to overcoming imposter syndrome

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Fostering Innovation and Fueling Economic Growth in Connecticut

UConn is uniquely able in our region to create networks of large, small, and now medium businesses with strong connections to our knowledge base to foster innovation and fuel economic growth

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).

Fact Sheets Help Local Leaders in CT Navigate Climate Change Questions

Adapt CT offers guidance on matters ranging from beach erosion to the flooding of coastal highways

The Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford.

As Legislative Session Gets Underway, UConn Offers Insight and Expertise

Faculty members and alumni will provide guidance on issues ranging from crime to an expected wave of retirements in 2022

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Rabies Readiness: Genomic Surveillance Helps Prepare for Outbreaks in Bats

This study is the first to collect genetic sequencing data from bat rabies viruses in the Northeast

Rentschler field video board with 'Congratulations, Class of 2021!' message

Recent UConn Grads Overwhelmingly Settled in First Jobs or Graduate Education

Nine out of 10 graduates from last spring reported favorable outcomes by the end of 2021

Findings of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and UConn survey suggest that LGBTQ youth need support in the face of political attacks on LGBTQ equality. (Photo courtesy of the Human Rights Campaign)

National Survey Seeks Experiences of 17,000 Sexual and Gender Diverse Teens

'The spirit of the project is to better understand who among a very heterogenous group may need the most attention in reducing health disparities'