Community Impact
‘I Still Have Something to Offer This World’
UConn Health celebrates its volunteers
April 25, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
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
CAHNR Senior Supports Community Environmental Projects Through Mentorship
Participating in the Difference Makers Mentor Program allowed senior Alexandra Blas to learn about environmentalism and her love of near-peer mentoring
April 24, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
A Case of the Possible: Creating the Conditions for K-12 Student Achievement Growth in the Face of COVID-19
Sarah Gilmore, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE). This brief seeks to explore factors behind surprising student achievement growth in a district amid the COVID-19 pandemic's adverse effects on K-12 education.
April 19, 2024 | Sarah Gilmore
New UConn Extension Publication Website Shares Answers Connecticut Residents Can Trust
“It’s hard to know if some of the information that can be found online should be trusted. We want to help people quickly access answers that are proven to be successful for Connecticut.”
April 19, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension & College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Researchers Look at Sleep Quality in Black and Hispanic Women of Childbearing Age
The research will serve as the foundation for future health promotion programs to address sleep quality
April 17, 2024 | Kim Krieger
Eclipse Viewing Party Marks Another Event in UConn Physics History of Outreach
Monday's party at Horsebarn Hill is one of many ways UConn physicists bring their subject matter to the public
April 4, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
Podcast: Bilingual Tool to Spot Signs of MS Earlier
UConn Health Multiple Sclerosis Center director: Overcoming cultural barriers can greatly improve patients' trajectory
March 27, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Sunday Sales Did Not Harm nor Help Liquor, Grocery Stores in CT
A new study finds fear over Sunday liquor sales from Connecticut package stores was unfounded
March 25, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Connecticut’s 2024 Letters About Literature Contest Winners Named
UConn's Neag School of Education, Department of English, and Connecticut Writing Project, co-sponsors of the 31st annual Letters About Literature contest, are proud to announce Connecticut’s winners for the 2023-24 academic year.
March 20, 2024 | Shawn Kornegay