Community Impact
Improving Equity by Improving Access
Dispensary of Hope at UConn Health Pharmacy makes prescription drugs more attainable
May 31, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Tending Your Garden: New Rain Garden Installation Offers Lessons in Local Impact
'This is really what it's about – the students learning an actual real-world thing that they can put their hands on, something that they can remember, and they can bring their families here and show them'
May 29, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Helping Teachers Recognize Gifted Learners and Elevate Classroom Conversation
‘Project Focus’ brings more learners into gifted programs — and more strategies from gifted education into general classrooms
May 28, 2024 | Mac Murray
UConn Partnership with East Hartford Public Schools Celebrates First Year
UConn WSCC team marks productive year of improving health and well-being of school children with CDC visit
May 23, 2024 | Helene Marcy '04 MA, Director of Programs and Communications, UConn CSCH
National Innovation Award Goes to UConn Health Leaders Program
UConn Health Leaders (UCHL) is the proud national winner of the Quality and Practice Innovation Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM).
May 22, 2024 | Lauren Woods
Governor Launches Student Loan Repayment Program for Healthcare Providers
On May 20 Governor Ned Lamont announced that his administration is launching a new state program to address the healthcare workforce shortage in Connecticut’s health professional shortage areas.
May 21, 2024 | Governor's Office
UConn Lab Sequences Rabies in Black Bear
The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL) published findings after they sequenced the entire genome of the virus and compared it with existing rabies sequences from other animals
May 21, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
‘Doctors Academy’ at UConn Health Graduates High School Seniors
Connecticut High School Seniors graduated on May 15 from the Health Career Opportunity Programs
May 17, 2024 | Lauren Woods
Revived Give and Go Program Helps People and Planet
UConn community diverts over 8,000 pounds of donations to local aid organizations during move out.
May 16, 2024 | Betsy Mortensen
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Awards $10 Million to HDFS Project
UConn researchers and CT OEC launch the ‘CT Early Years’ program to support families of infants and toddlers
May 15, 2024 | Mac Murray