UConn Voices
Native American and Indigenous Community Takes Shape At UConn
Momentum is building around Native American and Indigenous studies and programming at UConn, and new faculty and students are poised make UConn a New England hub for Native Studies and the broader Indigenous community
September 29, 2022 | Christine Buckley
Finding Refuge from War and Persecution in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner
How Jewish families left behind a shattered Europe to build a thriving community in the Yankee heartland
September 26, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
UConn-Led Racial Equity Summit Seeks Ways for Higher Ed to Bolster Anti-Racism Efforts
Multi-university effort offers global perspective on issues of justice and equity
September 20, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn, SCSU Partner on Postgrad Research Program for Underserved Communities
The NSF-funded program will help participants learn skills to be more competitive and prepared for jobs in fields like biotechnology
September 19, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
Taking Care of Business, Sustainably, at UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm
When nature calls, farm visitors will soon be able to answer sustainably, by using UConn’s first ADA-compliant composting privy
September 16, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Respecting Roots and Growing for the Future with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
A partnership between UConn and local tribes led to the development of Meechooôk Farm and other programs that strengthen the tribal community, their land-base, and self-sufficiency
September 15, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and UConn Extension
UConn Social Work Scholar Mogro-Wilson Achieves a Pair of ‘Firsts’ in Reaching Milestones
The first Latina to become a full professor in School history will also take the top spot at a prestigious academic journal, as the first person of color to hold the post
September 14, 2022 | Ziba Kashef
‘WiSFiRE’ Sparks Connections for Women Students and Faculty in STEM
Second edition of conference features UConn faculty, alumnae, and leaders who have blazed a trail in STEM careers
September 9, 2022 | Mac Murray, UConn Research Writer
A Kitchen for the Community
UConn researchers are studying the importance of food and how to build more just, equitable, and sustainable communities by focusing on a unique facility called the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen or CLiCK.
September 8, 2022 | Thomas Rettig
Seeking Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
OVPR’s JEDI amplifies efforts to initiate social change.
September 7, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt