Community Impact

Dr. Christopher Pickett of the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. (Stan Godlewski for UConn Health)

CT Magazine Names 48 from UConn Health among 2019 Best Doctors

Connecticut Magazine’s June 2019 Best Doctors issue lists 48 UConn Health physicians in a wide range of specialties.

Carlie Cassells ’21 (NUR), talks to the visiting students about her tailoring service to fix clothes for those affected by physically debilitating diseases, such as cerebral palsy. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Female Student Entrepreneurs Share Tips for Success

Aspiring entrepreneurs from Miss Porter's School came to campus on Wednesday to learn from UConn undergraduate entrepreneurs.

Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS) and Paul Hanlon, veteran and outreach coordinator for the Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs, meet at Bookworms Cafe at the Homer Babbidge Library. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Preserving Veteran Stories for Future Generations

'Everyone writes books about the generals ... These are the people you don’t remember, and I think that is a failure in our history and the way we write it,' says Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS), whose interview of a veteran will be archived at the Library of Congress and the Dodd Research Center.

Charles Davis, a graduate student in psychology, shows an axial image of the brain to the group of local high school students. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Expanding Minds: Brain Imaging at UConn

The Brain Imaging Research Center disseminates scientific knowledge to the general public, including a high school class, which toured the facility last week.

Puppeteers rehearsing “Spacebus 9” at the television studio at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

Children’s Hospital the Set for Student Puppetry Performance

While the design and building of puppets is a familiar task for Noel Williams MFA, creating them from materials that can be cleaned and sanitized under hospital infection control protocols was not.

Left to right, two members of the Galdamez family; Franklin René Ruano Galdamez; Adam Kuegler (back) law student; Valeria Gomez, William R. Davis Clinical Fellow at UConn Law; Alexandria Madjeric, law student; and Thais Ortolaza, UConn School of Social Work student intern. (Camille Chill/UConn Photo)

Law Students Make a Case for Asylum

The Asylum and Human Rights Clinic at UConn Law has handled more than 125 cases in a 15-year period. Typically, 20 law students participate in the intensive program each year.

An eviction team removes belongings from a family's rented apartment after tenants failed to pay rent for almost three months. (John Moore/Getty Images)

UConn Partners on State Homeless Prevention Initiative

Researchers from the School of Social Work will assess Connecticut's homeless response system based on data and interviews with the families.

Christian Heiden ’20 (ENG) started a non-profit organization called Levo International to bring hydroponics to those in need in Haiti.

Homegrown Hydroponics Project Spreads Around the World

Hydroponics greenhouses engineered by Christian Heiden '20 (ENG) are now in Connecticut and Haiti, with more planned.

Children cheer for UConn during a parade through the halls of Kennelly School in Hartford on May 2, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Hartford School Children Enjoy ‘UConn Day’

The event was developed by Hartford's Kennelly School to recognize its partnership with the University and provide the children an opportunity to recognize the positive impact of UConn students and student teachers.

Gauri Kumhar, 7, receives an award for her invention regarding reusable and edible rice bowls. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Young Inventors Converge on Campus

Nearly 300 youths brought their best ideas to Gampel Pavilion on Saturday, to vie in the 36th annual Connecticut Invention Convention.