Community Impact

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Monitoring Work-related Illnesses in Connecticut

A recent UConn Health study shows the number of work-related illnesses in the state has declined but remains above the national average.

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UConn Partners with Mansfield on Arts, Recreation Programs

UConn’s Community School of the Arts and the town’s Parks and Recreation Department are joining forces to provide programs to the community.

Dr. Bruce Gould, foreground, makes holes in the soil to plant seedlings, while UConn Master Gardener Sheila Dworkin plants lettuce in the community garden in the grounds of the Burgdorf Clinic. (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Photo)

Hartford’s Burgdorf Clinic is Rooted in the Community

An urban garden outside a North End clinic for the underserved provides fresh produce and education on nutrition and health.

Eduardo Urios-Aparisi, associate professor of literature, culture, and languages, leads an Early College Experience summer training institute for high school Spanish teachers at Oak Hall. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Spanish Teachers Hone Skills at Summer Institute

A recent Early College Experience professional development institute provided an immersion experience for high school teachers.

From left: Philip Montgomery, Julian Rose and Kitsha Alvarado, and Jeremy Figueroa-Ortiz (right) are among more than 200 graduates of Aetna Health Professions Partnership programs at UConn Health. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was the keynote speaker at their closing ceremony Friday. Dr. Marja Hurley (right) is director of the Health Career Opportunity Programs at UConn Health. Photo by Janine Gelineau

UConn Program Interests Youth in Health Careers

The Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative prepares students from populations underrepresented in health care fields for academic success.

‘Magnificent Microbes’ Offers Kids New View of the World

A popular summer program in STEM subjects attracts young students with a wide variety of interests.

Properly caring for food when dining outside will make the occasion memorable for all the right reasons.

Uninviting Microbes to Your Summer Outings

The science of microbiology has practical applications that extend beyond the laboratory and into the home.

Amanda Bunce, a master's degree student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, climbs a 30 foot ladder in order to affix a monitoring device to a red oak. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

UConn Tree Program Cuts Chances of Power Outages

A new statewide program integrates sound forest management and research to reduce the damage caused by extreme weather.

For Talented High Schoolers, Summer Fun Includes an Academic Challenge

The Mentor Connection program offers a wide variety of academic challenges to serious young scholars.

Roy Pietro, director of UConn’s Global Training and Development Institute (left), and Chad Turner, co-founder of Go Media (center), speak to students from North and Sub-Sahara Africa at a workshop on using the Internet. The students are among 40 participants in a five-week U.S. State Department funded program being hosted by UConn, to deepen their understanding of the USA while equipping them with social entrepreneurial skills to create sustainable solutions to problems in their communities and countries. The students, from left to right, are: Sofie Camara (Senegal); Rafika Mokhtari (Algeria); and Sohayeb Belguith (Tunisia). (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Helping African Students Become Agents of Social Change

Forty student leaders from North and Sub-Saharan Africa learned social entrepreneurship strategies at UConn this summer.