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UConn, SCSU Partner on Postgrad Research Program for Underserved Communities
The NSF-funded program will help participants learn skills to be more competitive and prepared for jobs in fields like biotechnology
September 19, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
Respecting Roots and Growing for the Future with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
A partnership between UConn and local tribes led to the development of Meechooôk Farm and other programs that strengthen the tribal community, their land-base, and self-sufficiency
September 15, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and UConn Extension
White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy Recognizes UConn’s Indoor Air Quality Initiative Fighting COVID-19
A DIY air filtration device assembled by fifth graders in Hartford makes its way to Washington, thanks to a cross-campus effort
September 12, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Seaweed is on the Menu with Connecticut’s Sugar Kelp Industry
A team from UConn is using innovative research and community outreach to help make this novel food more accessible for consumers and more profitable for producers
September 9, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
A Kitchen for the Community
UConn researchers are studying the importance of food and how to build more just, equitable, and sustainable communities by focusing on a unique facility called the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen or CLiCK.
September 8, 2022 | Thomas Rettig
What It’s Like to be a 40-year-old First-year Student
'It’s never too late to go back. You never know what you’re capable of until you try'
August 30, 2022 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
Allied Health Major Lets Students Make a Difference Close to Home
Emelis Santos '24 is among a growing number of students choose allied health sciences at UConn Waterbury to give back to their communities
August 29, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Knock, Knock: UConn Students Making Hartford House Calls with COVID Vaccines
The community initiative is a partnership of CT AHEC, based at UConn Health, with the City of Hartford Department of Health and Human Services, Harriott Home Health Services, and the Hispanic Health Council
August 25, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Open Air 2022 Intends to Spark Conversation at Avery Point
Gun violence, environmental catastrophe among the themes explored by artists in diverse exhibition of artworks
August 16, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
Law School Alum Pursues Passion for Aiding Immigrants
From the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic to a prestigious legal fellowship in New York City
August 15, 2022 | Jeanne Leblanc