Community Impact
Op-ed: Would a Long Island Sound Tunnel Help Revive Connecticut’s Failing Economy?
Finance professor Fed Carstensen suggests that a tunnel under the Sound could benefit both Long Island residents and the Connecticut economy, and pay for itself over time.
May 16, 2018 | Fred Carstensen, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis and Department of Finance
A New Approach to Social Resilience – Through Landscape Architecture
A project led by graduate student Tao Wu aims to integrate refugees into the local community, while developing resources they can use.
May 10, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Alum Named State’s First African-American Chief Justice
'Make sure that your reach exceeds your grasp,' Richard A. Robinson '79 (CLAS), once advised students.
May 4, 2018 | Combined Reports
UConn Mourns Loss of Alum Ray Neag, Largest Benefactor
Ray and Carole Neag are among the most prominent figures in UConn’s 138-year history, next to brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs.
April 20, 2018 | Jennifer Huber, Senior Editor/Writer, UConn Foundation
Improving the Lives of Those with Dementia by Using Memories of Baseball
Other nations are responding to Alzheimer’s in innovative ways. Sports – specifically 'sports reminiscence therapy' – is increasingly playing a role, says UConn professor.
April 6, 2018 | Michael Ego, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Who is Keeping Track of All Those Pills?
UConn pharmacy faculty are working at the state level to address the problem of patients taking multiple medications for different conditions with little coordination.
March 23, 2018 | Sheila Foran
UConn Voices Serenade Michelangelo’s Most Famous Painting
The Concert Choir and other UConn music groups spent nine days over Spring Break performing in the American Celebration of Music in Austria and Italy.
March 22, 2018 | Kenneth Best
Law School’s DACA Clinic Advises Clients of Their Rights
The clinic offers consultations to young people affected by the discontinuation of the DACA immigration policy and provides valuable work experience for law students.
March 16, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Major Cardiovascular Study of Gout Patients Has Unexpected Finding
Findings released today show that the drug febuxostat increased the risk of death for those with heart disease, compared with the alternate drug allopurinol.
March 12, 2018 | Lauren Woods
Alternative Spring Break Trips Offer Opportunities to Give Back
'People think college students don’t care in general, but this is a chance to show that they do,' says Alternative Break participant Megan Boyer '18 (CLAS).
March 6, 2018 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications