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UConn CT Trails Program: Know Before You Go with CT Trail Finder

A comprehensive resource for exploring Connecticut’s plentiful trails

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BUILDing Connecticut’s Capital City: Unique UConn Course Celebrates Five Years of Partnership, Collaboration, and Hartford Stories

'BUILD Hartford is a hands-on UConn course that turns digital storytelling into real support for Hartford’s businesses'

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UConn Extension Councils Help Connect Communities

Volunteer Extension Councils across the state help UConn Extension identify and respond to community needs

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UConn Alum Directs Public Service Announcement on Racial Profiling

A new campaign supported by UConn’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy advances statewide outreach on racial profiling while giving alum Matt Johnson ’25 (SFA) his directorial debut.

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Quantum Connects UConn, Yale Like Never Before

Connecticut’s two most active research universities have synergized the acceleration of quantum innovation and education

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Protecting and Restoring the Southeastern Connecticut Shoreline

The Connecticut Estuarine Research Reserve is providing important outreach and education on critical environmental preservation

Zach Rome, founder and CEO of Nateureka!

TCS Initiative Positions Startups for Growth

The LaunchPad program offers early-stage companies not ready for dedicated lab or office space access to high-value services, mentorship, and community benefits available through UConn's Technology Incubation Program

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From Flames to Fungi: Prescribed Burns and Soil Restoration

Plant science researchers and the UConn Fire Department are using prescribed burns to mitigate brush fires and study the role of microbes in soil recovery to generate new insights to help Connecticut manage rising wildfire risk

Petra Clark-Dufner, Director, CT AHEC (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo).

Governor Lamont Proclaims April 15 as Petra Clark-Dufner Day in Recognition of Statewide Leadership

The proclamation honors her more than three decades of service in strengthening Connecticut’s health professions pipeline and expanding access to health care services in under resourced communities.

Stephanie Stroud '12 in the field with a map

Bringing Landscape Architecture Directly to Communities

An early love of nature and world-class training from UConn's Landscape Architecture program helped prepare Stephanie Stroud '12 for her unique career in the Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program