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.
February 17, 2022 | Lauren Woods
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
February 17, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
The Stigma Buster
How one student's experience with mental illness shaped her determination to help others through public policy
February 16, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
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
February 16, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
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
February 11, 2022 | Combined Reports
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
February 11, 2022 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant
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
February 9, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
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
February 9, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
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
February 7, 2022 | Stephanie Reitz
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'
February 4, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips