Community Impact
A Land Grant University for the 21st Century
UConn's mission as a land grant university has developed far beyond the focus on family farming and 'mechanical arts' envisaged when the Morrill Act created the land grant system of education 150 years ago.
Controlling Japanese Barberry Helps Stop Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases
The UConn Forest provides an ecological classroom to study the spread of the invasive Barberry plant.
A Sparkling New School for Hartford’s Gifted Students
The Renzulli Academy, launched by UConn together with Hartford Schools, is the first stand-alone, urban-based academy for gifted students in the nation.
New Scholarship to Honor Top K-12 Inventors
The scholarship will enable top participants in the Connecticut Invention Convention to take a college-level STEM course at no cost while attending high school.
Engineering Ambassadors Reach Out to Students
More than 100 students from the Windham School District visited UConn on Saturday to explore science and engineering.
Health Center Professor Elected Vice President of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Sandra Weller will be the first woman to serve as vice president and then president of the Academy.
Northeast Ocean Network Receives Funding for Next Five Years
The network, which includes UConn’s marine sciences department, will receive nearly $2 million a year to continue remote sensing tracking of sea and atmospheric data.
When Science Meets (Performance) Art
Molecular and cell biology professor Kenneth Noll discusses how artistic performances can help make science more accessible.
Engineering Students Go Beyond the Books to Assist Massachusetts Girl
Special equipment designed by three students in the biomedical engineering program has given 3 year-old Samantha Gillard a degree of freedom she never had before.
School of Education to Launch College Readiness Program in Bridgeport
A grant from the Balfour Foundation will support a college readiness initiative in two Bridgeport schools that will be run by the Neag School's CommPACT Schools Program.