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Exterior views of the School of Social Work (SSW) in Hartford.

School of Social Work Welcomes Innovations Institute to Improve Child and Family Services Nationwide

With the addition of Innovations Institute, the School expands UConn’s leadership and contributions nationwide

Melinda Das, a tenth grader at Whetherfield High School and one of the contributors to the “Picturing the Pandemic” exhibition, speaks during the opening reception of the exhibition at the Hartford Public Library

Pandemic Journaling Project Continues to Grow and Develop

The record of thoughts and feelings collected from around the globe during the pandemic has hit the road with a multimedia exhibition at the Hartford Public Library through December 15

Radenka Maric, interim president, gives U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm at tour of her lab during a visit to the Center for Clean Energy Engineering

UConn Aims to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2030 and Become International Model of Sustainability

'There are unique things that we can do at this campus that no other campus is doing. We have the vision, interdisciplinary science, and technologies ready and have to start implementation'

Kelly Sanchez, a third-year master’s student at the UConn School of Social Work, poses for a photo in the School of Social Work Building at UConn Hartford

Social Work Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship to Address Mental Health

Kelly Sanchez '15 says social work allows her to return to her roots: 'The whole reason I did psychology was to work with people'

From left, campus director Dr. Jennifer Orlikoff, Husky Harvest student workers Djanne Martinez and Eden Davies, professor Laura Bunyan, and operations worker Rosa Rizzo pose for photo in the “Husky Harvest” food pantry at UConn Stamford

Husky Harvest Aims to Help Regional Campuses with Food Insecurity

Students, faculty, community groups, merchants, and others join together to address growing need

An eviction notice affixed to a front door.

UConn Law Establishes Eviction Defense Clinic

Connecticut recently became one of only three states with a Right to Counsel law in cases of eviction or loss of a housing subsidy

A fall morning aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 18, 2021.

Dean of Students Elly Daugherty Leaving UConn; Student Affairs Announces Interim Appointments

Pamela Schipani is being appointed as interim assistant vice president of student affairs, and Fany DeJesús Hannon will serve as interim dean of students

Portrait shot of Faridah Kisekka-Sessanga.

Fierberg Scholar Dreams of Being an Advocate for the Voiceless

Faridah Kisekka-Sessanga's experiences as a Muslim immigrant from Uganda inform her approach to social work

Sandy Valentine, health promotion manager for the division of Student Health and Wellness, stands outside the UConn Recovery Community’s current home in the Cordial Storrs House on Oct. 12, 2022.

‘No One is Expecting You to Be Perfect’

UConn's Recovery Community Center offers a supportive space for students, faculty, staff, and allies

Jonathan the mascot reenacting the popular "Drake meme"

What’s in a Name? It’s UConn, not UCONN

It's not an acronym. What would the two Ns stand for? The O? This shouldn't be so hard