Community Impact
UConn Applies Clean Energy Expertise to Multi-State Hydrogen Hub
UConn joins six northeastern states, dozens public and private institutions and agencies seeking billions of funding through the U.S. Department of Energy
September 14, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy Recognizes UConn’s Indoor Air Quality Initiative Fighting COVID-19
A DIY air filtration device assembled by fifth graders in Hartford makes its way to Washington, thanks to a cross-campus effort
September 12, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Study Finds that CT Directs More than Half of Identified Substance-Exposed Infants to Community Supports
'We're doing a great job, and we can do better'
September 12, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
Seaweed is on the Menu with Connecticut’s Sugar Kelp Industry
A team from UConn is using innovative research and community outreach to help make this novel food more accessible for consumers and more profitable for producers
September 9, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
A Kitchen for the Community
UConn researchers are studying the importance of food and how to build more just, equitable, and sustainable communities by focusing on a unique facility called the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen or CLiCK.
September 8, 2022 | Thomas Rettig
Seeking Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
OVPR’s JEDI amplifies efforts to initiate social change.
September 7, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
From the Horse’s Mouth: Horse Ownership in Connecticut
With 43,000 horses across the state, UConn researcher Sarah Reed shares tips to keep animals healthy and happy in Connecticut
September 1, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Labor Day Report: Connecticut Occupational Illnesses Dominated by COVID-19
In 2020, workers' compensation cases stemming from illness doubled as a result of the pandemic
August 31, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Kerri Raissian, UConn ARMS Director, Appointed to Gov.’s Gun Violence Intervention, Prevention Commission
Kerri Raissian will bring her expertise studying gun violence to the Commission
August 31, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Swap, Don’t Shop: Sustainable Fashion is Coming to UConn
A secondhand clothing store, the first of its kind, is coming to the Storrs campus this fall to help students learn about, and counteract, fast fashion
August 31, 2022 | Elaina Hancock