Hartford County

Another Record-Breaking Year for the UConn School of Dental Medicine’s Research Program

In FY 2021, the School of Dental Medicine received its highest-ever level of research funding and retained its coveted number eight research ranking in total direct funding from the NIH.

Handmade shadow puppets of Esther and King Ahasuerus were designed for UConn's production of "Wayang Esther: A Contemporary Retelling of the Book of Esther," which will be performed March 12 and 13 at the Mandell Jewish Community Center in West Hartford.

Celebrating Purim with a Spiel That Shows Off What Happens in the Shadows

A production in West Hartford draws on artistic traditions from around the globe to celebrate the Jewish holiday

Dr. Kwame S. Amankwah, Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery performing a bypass surgery.

Newsweek Names UConn’s Hospital to World’s Best Hospitals List

UConn John Dempsey Hospital is one of only four in Connecticut to make the list

Meet the Innovator: Nicole Wagner, LambdaVision, Inc.

Nicole Wagner is working to translate a technology she began developing as a graduate student at UConn into a medical solution for patients with end-stage retinal degenerative diseases

Meg Sanders ’22 (CAHNR) (left) worked with two high school students from Cheshire high where they created an environmental education booth at the Cheshire Sustainability Fair. (Photo courtesy of Laura Cisneros).

UConn Program Shows the Difference a Mentor Can Make

Connecting UConn students with high school students to foster skills ranging from forestry to overcoming imposter syndrome

man works on machinery

Fostering Innovation and Fueling Economic Growth in Connecticut

UConn is uniquely able in our region to create networks of large, small, and now medium businesses with strong connections to our knowledge base to foster innovation and fuel economic growth

A luxury apartment complex under construction in Hamden. Finance professor Jeffrey Cohen says Connecticut is on the verge of a boom in new apartment construction.

Professor: Surging Demand for Housing Creates Apartment-Construction Boom in Connecticut

A boom in construction as demand rises, but supply chain snares and other challenges still lie ahead

Heart Health Remains Paramount Concern for Women, Even During Pandemic

Delaying health care over fears of the COVID-19 virus can have potentially deadly consequences

Nurse bandages a patient after shoulder injection

UConn Health: 100,000 COVID Shots and Counting

UConn Health reaches milestone in the ongoing public health effort to minimize COVID-19 infection and illness

Operation Community Impact: Still Helping Connecticut Residents in Need

Since April 2020, more than 220,000 pounds of dairy products have been delivered to Connecticut families in need