Community Impact

At Hartford Jazzfest this summer left to right: Jeremy Baouche ’19 (ENG), Aaron Eaddy ’14 (ENG), Singngam, Walters, Marsters, and McNeill.

Midtown Funk — Funky Dawgz Brass Band

From a European tour to Madison Square Garden, the Funky Dawgz Brass Band is on a serious roll.

A group of SPARK campers work on their underwater robots in the UConn Wolff-Zackin Natatorium during the summer of 2019. SPARK seeks to mentor and encourage 7th-9th grade females to enter the STEM fields through overnight summer camps. (UConn Photo/Christopher LaRosa)

UConn Recognized as a Leader in Educating Women Engineers

The ranking reflects data from a survey of 135,205 women engineering student and professional subscribers of Woman Engineer magazine.

A member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation harvests heirloom at their farm located in North Stonington Ct. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension have been collaborating thanks to a USDA Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program to enhance agricultural production, food security, and health of tribal community members.

UConn Extension Growing Food With the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension are collaborating to enhance agricultural production, food security, and health of tribal community members.

Karen Chammas from Lebanon is visiting UConn's Sport Management faculty as part of a Global Mentorship Program. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Plays Host to International Sport Mentoring Program

Launched by the U.S. Department of State, the Global Sports Mentoring Program is a leadership development project aimed at advancing gender equity through sports.

Jessica Kelly ’08 (CLAS)

Jess Kelly Wants Women to Run

As the centennnial of the 19th Amendment approaches, Jessica Kelly '08 (CLAS) is chief of staff at Running Start, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that trains young women to run for public office.

Sibongile Magubane ’76 (CLAS)

Pedal to the Metal: New DMV Leader Accelerating the Process

Bongi Magubane ’76 is determined to fix the Connecticut DMV.

Jenquel, who crossed the U.S., Mexico border with her mother and siblings, speaks with volunteers at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. Once families and individuals are released from Customs and Border Protection to continue their legal process, they are brought to the center to rest, clean up, enjoy a meal, and get guidance to their next destination. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Op-ed: Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation

The U.S. should provide child migrants with community-based alternatives, not detention, say two School of Social Work professors.

Christopher Perkins ’89 (CAHNR) '95 MS, puts trays of hemp into a drying machine at UConn's Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering lab. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Launches Hemp Testing Lab in Response to Industry Need

“As a producer, you want to ensure that you are not only legal but also that your product is safe," says Michael Willig, UConn's Institute of the Environment.

A cartoon illustration of two wedges of Swiss cheese

300,000 Ways to Do Time with a Federal Crime

Mike Chase '11 JD details on Twitter and a new book some of the more ridiculous ways to run afoul of the law.

(Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Photo)

Meet Dr. David Ozimek, Primary Care Physician

Forming long-term relationships with patients is important, says Dr. David Ozimek of UConn Health.