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Podcast: Excellence in Huntington’s Disease Care

Experts from UConn Health’s Huntington’s Disease Program describe the path to its designation as a Center of Excellence and discuss the 2024 Huntington’s Disease Education Day, happening Oct. 26 at UConn Health

Giving Back in Hartford

UConn Health Students Volunteer at the Ollie M. Williams Health and Wellness Fair

‘Unforgettable Experience’: UConn Nursing Students Spend 6 Weeks in Rwanda

Experiential Global Learning Program partners with Kigali teaching hospital

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Urban Forestry Enables Environmental Justice in CT Communities

Bringing together the power of UConn research and extension, faculty are leveraging urban forestry and environmental justice to support Connecticut’s Hispanic and Latino communities

Jonathan Chambers ’28, (CLAS) planting the Flex Farm at UConn Stamford

Husky Harvest Stamford Bolsters Food Pantry Offerings with New Partnerships, New Initiatives

'We’re trying to tie together everything we’re doing to fight food insecurity at UConn Stamford. All our initiatives need to support one another'

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Making Food Safe for Soldiers

For UConn alum Genevieve Flock, an interest in food microbiology turned into a successful public health research career that brings 'new, creative solutions for the soldier'

three-woman portrait labeled "Communication" in multiple languages

Communication Clears Cultural Hurdles

UConn Health’s bilingual medical assistants help address social determinants of health

Thanks to UConn Health's dedicated New England Sickle Cell Institute helping her manage her sickle cell disease over the years, Sola Odesina happily travels the world. Here she is in the Dominican Republic.

Traveling the World with Sickle Cell Disease

‘UConn Health keeps me going’ says Young World Traveler

Connecticut Walk for 1 in 100 in West Hartford on September 14.

UConn Health Students Volunteer for a Heart-Healthy Cause

UConn Medical and Dental Students Volunteered at the Adult Congenital Heart Association Annual Connecticut Walk for 1 in 100 on September 14 in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square.

UConn and Eversource Host Third Annual Sustainable Clean Energy Summit

Gene Rodrigues, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity, served as keynote speaker