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Social Work Researcher Seeks to Re-engage Black and African American Older Adults Isolated by COVID-19

Working to reconnect people with the activities and social ties that sustained them before the pandemic

UConn Law student Farah Jean, left, and graduate Tiana Hercules '08, right, work with someone seeking a pardon at the Changing Legacies: Expungement Clinic at Capital Community College on Feb. 25, 2023.

‘This Clinic Was Everything for Me’

Expungement clinic organized by UConn Law alumna helps provide second chances for people who have served prison sentences

What a Team: Division of Athletics, Sport Management Program Provide Real-Life Experience to Students

This newly expanded partnership between the Neag School of Education and Division of Athletics helps students score valuable career-building experience

Members of Voices of Freedom practice some gospel tunes during the group’s rehearsal in the Music Building

Voices Rising: UConn’s Gospel Choir Finds Celebration in Sound

Born from the Civil Rights Movement, the Voices of Freedom choir has been raising spirits at UConn and beyond for over five decades

Fernando Betancourt and Fiona Vernal smile in front of exhibit posters.

EPOCH Shares Community Histories, From Connecticut to Côte d’Ivoire

Now officially in partnership with Connecticut Humanities, EPOCH will be working with towns across the state – beginning with Bloomfield, Windsor, and Enfield – to collect their own community histories

Guest speaker addressing medical school class

Laughing His Way to Longevity: UConn Health Patient Offers Insights

World War II veteran, 98, shares secrets to ‘successful aging’ with UConn class of future physicians

Women talking

Community Researcher Examines North Hartford Health Disparities

Through research and community engagement, Kristen Cooksey Stowers works to make food environments more equitable for marginalized populations

UConn Health Gives First US Dose of New Drug Offering Hope to Those with Multiple Myeloma

UConn Health was the first in the US to administer a new drug approved by the FDA to treat patients with multiple myeloma who have exhausted other treatment options

Pharmacy technician loads resuable medication transport container

Pharmacy Coolers at UConn Health: Everybody Wins

UConn Health reports drastic reductions in waste and expense in first year using reusable containers for cold transport of medications

Doctor speaking with patient in exam room

Beating Two Brain Aneurysms Thanks to UConn Health

UConn Health’s elite level of expertise in complex neurosurgical cases helps a patient recover from a ruptured aneurysm and positions her to survive a second aneurysm