Community Impact

From Forgotten Graves to Foreign Dictators (and Vampires, Too)

Retiring State Archaeologist and UConn professor Nicholas Bellantoni looks back on some highlights of a memorable career.

David Naumec ’00 (CLAS), military historian with the Pequot Museum examines an iron artifact found on a Pequot War battlefield. (Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Photo)

Recreating the History of the Pequot War

Archaeologists are uncovering evidence that is reshaping the story of a series of battles fought in Connecticut nearly 400 years ago.

Dennis D'Amico, assistant professor of animal science, speaks about cheese making and food safety at the W.B. Young Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Ensuring the Safety of Artisan Cheese

Animal science professor Dennis D’Amico helps owners of small dairies comply with federal food safety regulations.

A rendering of the spacecraft that will take the time capsule to Mars. (Courtesy of MIT Space Propulsion Lab)

UConn Students to Help Build Time Capsule to Mars

UConn engineering students will partner with peers at Duke, Stanford, and MIT on a project that’s literally out of this world.

Dr. Daniel Connor addresses the Connecticut legislature on June 17, 2014. (Carolyn Pennington/UConn Health Photo)

State Mental Health Services for Young Adults ‘Inadequate’: Report

A state task force, co-chaired by a UConn Health psychiatrist, made nearly 50 recommendations to improve Connecticut’s behavioral health system.

Jonathan Kobles, Gregory Oudheusden and Greg Kirby, who just completed their first year at the UConn School of Medicine, make up this year’s Coast to Coast for a Cure cycling team. June 17, 2014. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

1 Summer, 2 Bikes, 4,000 Miles

Two UConn medical students are spending their last free summer cycling from California to Connecticut to raise money for leukemia research.

Kevin Ollie, head coach of UConn men's basketball, signs the cap of a young fan during Cancer Survivors Day recently. (Lou Russo Photography for UConn)

UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors

UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.

Eric Rice, head of the Department of Music (center), with the performers and musicians of Mozart's 'The Abduction from the Seraglio' during a previous Connecticut Early Music Festival event. (Photo provided by the Connecticut Early Music Festival)

Bringing Early Music to New Audiences

The head of UConn's music department hopes to expand opportunities statewide to hear music written and performed before 1800.

Interprofessional Health Care

AHEC students work and learn in interprofessional teams to provide care for the urban underserved.

Signing up for Affordable Health Care. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Helping the Uninsured

Nine pharmacy students are helping people enroll for health insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act.