Community Impact

A close-up of a worker holding a yellow hardhat at his side

Occupational Illnesses in Connecticut Decrease

The most recent data available indicate workplace-related illnesses have gone down in Connecticut, according to UConn Health experts.

Noah Sobel-Pressman ’21 (BUS) was immersed in the startup world this summer through an internship at Stanley Black & Decker.

Glimpse An Internship

Noah Sobel-Pressman ’21 (BUS) recently completed an internship at Stanley Black & Decker, an opportunity which he identified during the School of Business' 'Career Tuesdays.'

Partha Loor of UConn Extension’s urban agriculture program, sells produce at the Danbury Farmers’ Market. (Sara Putnam/UConn Photo)

UConn Extension Produces Bumper Crop of Urban Farmers

UConn Extension's urban agriculture program brings fresh produce - and the skills to grow it - to Connecticut cities.

Tessa Getchis, senior educator with UConn Extension, leads a tour of oyster farming operations in Mystic Harbor. (Thomas Rettig/UConn Photo)

UConn Steers the Way to Shellfish Farms

Connecticut's coastline hosts a growing aquaculture industry, which UConn Extension educators promote alongside farmers of oysters, clams, fish, and seaweeds.

Luke Williams took “little brother” Tristen from Meriden, Connecticut, to his first UConn game thanks to Husky Ticket Project. (Submitted Image)

The Husky Ticket Project

UConn trio launched a nonprofit that provides free UConn football and basketball tickets to deserving young fans.

Freshly harvested summer vegetables sit on a wooden bench

UConn Helps New Farmers ‘Bridge the Gap’

UConn Extension offers a range of innovative programs to help new farmers get established.

A fence topped with razor wire outside York County Detention Center in York, Pa.

UConn ‘Angels’ Bring Legal, Mental Health Aid to Asylum-Seekers

UConn students, faculty members, and alumni from across a range of disciplines come together each year to provide aid to asylum-seekers at two federal detention centers in Pennsylvania.

Associate extension professor Tom Worthley sitting next to an established hackberry tree, a native species, outside the Young Building . (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Planting New Trees in the Wake of the Gypsy Moths

A good way to identify a new plant is by looking around your neighborhood or your property to see what is thriving, says Thomas Worthley, UConn Extension.

President Donald Trump stands before a portrait of President Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office.

Op-ed: Trump Wasn’t the First President to Confront the Supreme Court – And Back Down

A conflict between President Andrew Jackson and the U.S. Supreme Court yields lesson for contemporary politics, writes UConn School of Law Professor Bethany Berger.

Catie Wigfield, 10, of Baltic, takes a taste of cheese sauce during a competition held at the UCann Cook Camp at Gelfenbien Commons on July 18, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Future Chefs

Campers at UCann Cook Camp 102 worked with UConn chefs to learn the art of international ethnic cuisine and how to create pastries and breads.