New London County
UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship
The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching
April 24, 2024 | Briana Huett, Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement
Social Work, CLAS Professors Co-Lead Effort to Promote a Policy Agenda for Latino and Puerto Rican Communities in Connecticut
'The Latino Summit has not only marked a significant milestone in our collective journey towards empowerment but also established a new benchmark for meaningful dialogue and action'
March 7, 2024 | Ziba Kashef
Werth Institute Pilot Helping Students Turn Climate Passion into Sustainability Action
'In the classroom, you're talking about it with people, you're talking about the social impacts, you're learning about the physical impacts, the emotional – all of it'
March 5, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Work-Based Learning Programs Are the Future of Facilities Operations
The job market in the trades is extremely competitive right now and the work-based learning programs give UConn a jump on candidates
January 10, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Art Meets Science in ‘Floating Points’ Exhibition at AVS Gallery at Avery Point
The presence of microplastics in the world's oceans are the focus of the exhibition, which runs through Dec. 10
November 28, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn, Partners Investigate Impact of Windfarms on Marine Life
UConn welcomed Orsted and Eversource officials to Avery Point to launch an impact study on a project designed to power 350,000 homes in southern New England
November 15, 2023 | By Loretta Waldman, for the Office of the Vice President for Research
Neag School Alumna Kiana Foster-Mauro is Connecticut’s 2024 Teacher of the Year
Foster-Mauro ’20 (ED), ’21 MA will be recognized at a ceremony in Hartford in November, and is preparing an application for National Teacher of the Year
November 7, 2023 | Shawn Kornegay
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
UConn CVMDL Detects First Cases of EEE This Year in Domestic Animals in CT
A horse and emu were found to have been infected with the rare but serious disease transmitted by mosquito bites
October 4, 2023 | Combined Reports
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