Hartford County

Norm Kilcomons and his wife Charlene cutting down their Christmas tree. Christmas is extra special this year for the Kilcomons family (Photo courtesy of Kilcomons family).

‘I Was Dead’: How a Perfectly Timed Tennis Match Saved a Farmington Man’s Life

Norm survived cardiac arrest on the tennis court thanks to CPR performed by two friends, and the quick response of the Farmington Police and Fire departments, AMR ambulance paramedics, and the UConn Health multidisciplinary medical team

Students at the UConn School of Social Work.

UConn School of Social Work Lands $587,633 Mental Health Training Grant

Grant will support 50,000 students in under-resourced Connecticut school districts

patient and physician speaking in exam room

Patient Returns to Active Lifestyle: ‘I Would Always Go to UConn’

Emergency colonoscopy revealed need for a resection; ‘I’m very, very blessed’

Scott Zinke, James Mahoney, and Alexander Bernier with pavement samples.

Paving the Way for Future Success

UConn Engineering helped pilot an asphalt training program aimed at reducing recidivism and creating job paths for formerly incarcerated individuals

Anke Finger, director of the graduate program in German studies at UConn and co-director of EUROBIZ and EUROTECH, speaks during the Germany on Campus summit in the Alumni Center.

Prominent German Company Executives Come to UConn to Recruit New Business, Engineering Talent

‘Having exposure to German companies and German life absolutely would set someone apart as a job candidate’

James Waller, Yvette Young, Ruchira Gupta, Aida Salazar, Michele Palmer, and Elise Delacruz at The Dodd Center for Human Rights

Award-Winning Authors Share Stories of Human Rights, Impact on Children in Visits to Hartford and Storrs

'I knew the power of great literature in influencing me'

Three master gardeners posing at the Collinsville Pollen Trail

UConn’s Hidden Gem: Master Gardeners

More than 700 master gardeners educate and beautify communities across the state

The street in Hartford where housing for UConn students will be built.

UConn Receives $500,000 from Travelers to Support Housing Stipends for UConn Hartford Students

'The residence hall will serve as a catalyst for learning as well as connecting students to the rich historical, cultural, political, and business resources of our capital city'

Woman pointing at poster

Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment

Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities

UConn Hartford Housing Event at 64 Pratt Street in Hartford, CT

UConn Deepening Ties to Capital City With ‘UConn IN Hartford’ Initiative

'This is such a big deal because of what it’s going to lead to'