Community Impact
Faculty Member’s Role as Community Pharmacist Represents New Era
Lisa Holle’s community outreach is a new model for the role of pharmacists in health care.
UConn Joins Network on Civic Engagement
UConn was recently invited to join TRUCEN, The Research University Civic Engagement Network, a prestigious network of about 35 research universities. Established in 2008, TRUCEN works to advance civic engagement and engaged scholarship among research universities and create resources and models for use across higher education. TRUCEN calls upon research universities to embrace a bold […]
Avery Point, Storrs Students Help Build Dreams
Students from two campuses worked to provide affordable housing through Habitat for Humanity.
Walmart Gift to Benefit Veterans Program
The gift will enable a business development initiative for veterans with disabilities to expand.
Read All About It
A semester-long book drive will benefit inmates at the York Correctional Institution. Photo by Ariel Dowski
UConn Students Win Goldwaters, Truman Scholarship
Three UConn students have won prestigious national awards, and three more were front runners.
Extension System Helps Military Kids Survive Deployment
UConn's Extension Centers are addressing the needs of children with parents serving overseas.
‘Bootcamp’ for Disabled Veterans Opens Doors to Entrepreneurship
As part of a national program, UConn is training disabled veterans in how to start up a business.
Local Students Discover the Ocean at Avery Point Marine Science Day
The students learned about Long Island Sound, its inhabitants, and reasons for its conservation.
Interactive Roll of Honor Goes Online on Veterans Day
A new website commemorates UConn students and alumni who died in service to the nation.