Community Impact
Midtown Funk — Funky Dawgz Brass Band
From a European tour to Madison Square Garden, the Funky Dawgz Brass Band is on a serious roll.
November 11, 2019 | Jesse Rifkin ’14 (CLAS)
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.
November 8, 2019 | Eli Freund
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.
November 7, 2019 | Kristen Cole
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.
November 4, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
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.
November 4, 2019 | Tom Kertscher, freelance writer
Pedal to the Metal: New DMV Leader Accelerating the Process
Bongi Magubane ’76 is determined to fix the Connecticut DMV.
November 1, 2019 | Rand Richards Cooper, freelance writer
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.
October 28, 2019 | S. Megan Berthold and Kathryn Libal, School of Social Work
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.
October 21, 2019 | Elaina Hancock
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.
October 17, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Meet Dr. David Ozimek, Primary Care Physician
Forming long-term relationships with patients is important, says Dr. David Ozimek of UConn Health.
October 17, 2019 | Ethan Giorgetti, UConn Health