Community Impact
Community Outreach: Med Students at Senior Fair
Urban Service Track scholars helped provide health care screenings and nutrition information for senior citizens in New Haven.
December 1, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Jorgensen Outreach for Youth Brings World of Performance to Kids
The JOY! program, which has introduced thousands of economically disadvantaged children to the world of music, drama, and dance, is one of this year's winners of a Provost's public engagement award.
November 2, 2011 | Sheila Foran
Stamford-Based Program Expands University-Business Partnerships
The Stamford Learning Accelerator will bring together faculty-mentored teams of students to work with a corporate representative on a real world issue.
October 11, 2011 | Richard Veilleux
Human Rights Litigation Experts Receive Dodd Prize
This year's prize recognized the work of CEJIL, an NGO dedicated to the defense and promotion of human rights in the Americas.
October 4, 2011 | Michael Kirk
Linking Schools with UConn Engineering
A dozen middle and high school teachers and their graduate student partners discuss their experiences in an NSF-funded summer program at UConn.
September 29, 2011 | Milos Atz '14 (ENG)
Business Boot Camp Brings Veterans to Campus
This year's Entrepreneurial Boot Camp for Disabled Veterans has six state residents among its 25 participants.
September 27, 2011 | Richard Veilleux
Center for Justice and International Law to Receive Dodd Human Rights Prize
The center works to address torture, land rights, and gender violence in the Americas.
September 8, 2011 | Michael Kirk
Preventing School Bullying Behavior
A UConn expert talks about a behavioral program that is making an impact in schools nationwide.
August 31, 2011 | Richard Veilleux
Protecting the World of Ideas
The Intellectual Property Law Clinic offers first-hand experience in a burgeoning field.
August 18, 2011 | Todd Rosenthal
UCANN Cook, Too!
UCANN Cook Camp provided youngsters with a chance to polish their cooking and baking skills. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)
August 3, 2011 | Sean Flynn/UConn Photo