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Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound Commander Captain Elisa M. Garrity pins a medal to John Genther’s lapel in honor of his heroic act on Nov. 6.

After First Aid Training Hosted by CT Sea Grant at UConn Avery Point, Fisherman Makes Dramatic Rescue

'You saved someone's life. It's a big deal'

February 16, 2024 |

Community Impact
A UConn Waterbury student leads middle schoolers in one of the hands-on activities offered by the new program.

Allied Health Sciences Launches Hands-On Health Education Program at UConn Waterbury

The project gives Waterbury middle schoolers a chance to learn firsthand from UConn students and faculty

February 12, 2024 | Combined Reports

Community Impact
Aria Penna '25 (BUS) has found a passion in entrepreneurship and innovation through her work for the Werth Institute.

Month of Discovery Student Researcher: Aria Penna, BUS ‘25

Aria Penna's transformative journey at UConn, from a law school hopeful to a budding entrepreneur and finance enthusiast. This story is part of the Month of Discovery series

October 31, 2023 | Christie Wang. for UConn Research

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Voices
A fallen tree on a vehicle which brought down power lines on Comstock Hill Avenue in Norwalk, Connecticut during Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012.

How Ready is Your Town? UConn Researchers Help Coastal Towns Prepare for the Next Storm in a Changing Climate

'We want to make everybody in the community feel safe in a way that is affordable'

October 23, 2023 | Elaina Hancock

Community Impact
Governor Ned Lamont addresses a class of UConn Waterbury students.

Governor Lamont Visits UConn Waterbury HDFS Course

'The Governor and Commissioner listened to the students' suggestions about how to improve our society and what their dreams and challenges are'

September 14, 2023 | Combined Reports

A woman eats a sandwich in a fast-food restaurant.

Tech Startup Swipestorm Addresses Quick-Service Restaurants’ Customer-Service Issues

Student's company is one of six UConn-affiliated startups selected to participate in the Wolff New Venture Competition

September 12, 2023 | Claire Hall

Entrepreneurship
Michael Gilman shows an oyster dredge to students in the “Foundations of Shellfish Farming” class at UConn Avery Point

New Federal Funds Will Support Projects to Enhance Aquaculture Education, Kelp Farming

Federal grant funding will provide for assessment of workforce needs and purchase of mobile lab

August 30, 2023 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant

Community Impact
The value of UConn’s research in driving economic development and transforming lives was highlighted Friday in an event led by the National Science Foundation, which supports many of the University’s most critical projects through significant grant funding.

Regional Campuses Preparing for Fall 2023 With Many New Offerings

The campuses are the dynamic academic home to more than 5,100 undergraduate students

August 22, 2023 | Stephanie Reitz

UConn Kinesiology Professor Explores Efficacy of Ride-On-Toy Navigation Training to Improve Motor Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy

While ride-on-toys have been found to help improve movement, social skills, and participation for children who are non-ambulatory, how these tools may improve upper extremity mobility has not been studied

August 21, 2023 | Danielle Faipler

UConn Voices
Ted Rathjen, senior shellfish warden for Groton, steers the boat as Kaitlyn Campbell, post doctoral student in the Brandt Lab at UConn, and Anika Agrawal, doctoral student in the lab, prepare to collect oysters and mussels to test for PFAS in shellfish tissue in an earlier project led by Christopher Perkins, who was chosen for one of the CECs project research awards.

Connecticut Sea Grant Project to Focus on Possible Contaminants in Coastal Waterways

The UConn researcher-led effort is part of a multistate effort to analyze pollutants in urban coastal areas along the East Coast

July 11, 2023 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant

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