Community Impact
UConn Health Heads into Hartford Public Schools with Vaccines
This holiday season the COVID-19 Vaccine Program of UConn Health headed into the Hartford Public Schools to help the community continue to fight the virus with vaccine offerings for eligible school-aged children ages 5 and above.
December 21, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Gift Helps UConn Master Gardeners Support Foodshare
An anonymous donor's gift will help volunteers provide healthy food to needy families
December 21, 2021 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
Arsenic in Connecticut Wells May be a Legacy of Past Pesticide Use on Orchards
Poisons can linger in the ecosystem decades after they were last applied
December 20, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Study: Tree Trimming Pays Dividends for Eversource Customers
New England’s largest investor-owned utility’s tree trimming program increases grid reliability
December 16, 2021 | Combined Reports
Closer Collaboration and Community Outreach for Urban Sustainability, Together at Hartford Campus
The partnership between CIRCA and SCGI aims to help build more environmentally sustainable and resilient cities
December 9, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Mysteries Solved: Unique Residency Program Trains Future Pathologists
By providing a critical service to the residents of Connecticut, UConn gives veterinarians the opportunity to gain real-world professional experience in anatomic pathology
December 7, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Connecticut Urges Other States to Adapt Rapid Opioid Overdose Surveillance
As deadly overdoses spike, the ability to respond quickly becomes ever more urgent
December 2, 2021 | Lauren Woods
UConn Magazine: ‘You Change the Way You Live When You’re Hungry’
Connecticut Foodshare CEO Jason Jakubowski '99 (CLAS), '01 MPA talks about the challenges of keeping people fed during a global pandemic
November 23, 2021 | Peter Nelson for UConn Magazine
CIRCA Awarded $5 million in New Funding to Strengthen CT’s Climate Change Resilience
CIRCA is creating a 'project pipeline' to move resilience planning and adaptation forward
November 16, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Magazine: Rise Up
Breaking bread is about more than just eating
November 15, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance