Community Impact
Neag School Sees New Role in Conversation About Education Reform
Lawmakers turn to UConn's education school for assistance in evaluating a portion of the program created by Connecticut's new law.
May 18, 2012 | Tom Breen & Stephanie Reitz
Driving the Economy
Mary Holz-Clause, the University’s first vice president for economic development, talks about the ways in which UConn can contribute to economic development across the region.
May 16, 2012 | Combined Reports
UConn Celebrates Economic Benefits of Innovation at Inaugural Ceremony
Awards highlight the University's commitment to bringing research where it benefits people.
May 15, 2012 | Tom Breen
UConn Celebrates Young Readers
The top performers in a reading initiative for Hartford Public School students were recognized on campus for their achievements on Monday.
April 23, 2012 | Shawn Kornegay, Neag School of Education
UConn in the Big Easy
About 50 UConn students help out by renovating homes in the Upper Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans.
April 18, 2012 | Bret Eckhardt
Wallace Stevens Program to Feature Poet Kay Ryan
Kay Ryan, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 and is former Poet Laureate of the U.S., will read her work and meet with students on April 9.
April 6, 2012 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
Two UConn Faculty to Advise Nation’s Policymakers on Science Issues
Two UConn professors are among 13 scientists from around the nation selected to spend the next year in D.C., contributing their expertise as Jefferson Science Fellows.
April 4, 2012 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
Science Olympiad Challenges High School Students
Teams from 18 Connecticut high schools vied for medals at the Connecticut Science Olympiad at UConn on Saturday.
April 3, 2012 | Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)
Graduate Student Helping Others Adapt to Climate Change
A UConn master's student is working with Guatemalan villagers and policy makers to suggest strategies for agricultural adaptation in the face of major crop losses.
March 30, 2012 | Sheila Foran
Herbst: UConn Reaching Out to the Community
From offering assistance on a local farm to taking part in hands-on service projects all over the country, UConn students amaze me with their dedication to serving the community.
March 20, 2012 | President Susan Herbst