UConn Voices

A group of women of color who participated in a summer institute

Africana Studies Summer Institute Advances Research on Women and Girls of Color

Women faculty of color from multiple disciplines gathered to help each other advance their careers

August 27, 2024 |

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UConn Voices
A photo of the UConn men's basketball team in the early 1930s, with Harrison Fitch, the first Black basketball player.

‘Honey’ Fitch’s Legacy: UConn Scholars ‘Advance So Others Can Follow’

The Harrison Fitch Leadership Fund continues the trailblazing legacy of UConn's first Black basketball player

August 23, 2024 | Meagan Fazio, UConn Foundation

Alumni Athletics UConn Voices
E.O. Smith High School students use a virtual reality exhibit to learn about the Holocaust.

Neag School Members Bring Holocaust, Identity Education to Local High School

'Breaking Bias and Creating Community' is an experience that features interactive Holocaust survivor testimony, a virtual reality tour of a concentration camp, and a photo exhibit that focuses on identity

August 13, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

Community Impact UConn Voices
Deborah Kyerematen ’25 (CAHNR) in front of the Capitol

Translating Knowledge into Policy as an Intern on the Hill

'What really draws me to health policy is the fact that it can have an impact on more than just one person. It can have a state-wide, or a nation-wide impact'

August 1, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

UConn Voices
Alana Wolfson working in the lab

Mitochondria and Maternal Health in Sheep

Alana Wolfson is spending her summer in the lab studying the impact of under- and over-nutrition on ewes and their offspring

July 30, 2024 | Jessica McBride, PhD

Research & Discovery UConn Voices
Pink ribbon breast cancer on pink background.

Surviving Breast Cancer: Nigerian Women Share Their Stories

Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women in Africa

July 25, 2024 | Candi Nwakasi, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences

UConn Voices
At left, Josie Narasse ’28 (CLAS) and Lourdes Mennrica Sun Love Tilus ’28 (CLAS) at the Center for Access and Postsecondary Success (CAPS) Family Gathering Celebration at Gampel Pavilion

CAPS Program Celebrates Success with ‘Community Celebration’

The event brought together approximately 600 college and high school students, in addition to faculty and staff, that all represented the various parts of CAPS

July 24, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

UConn Voices
Waterfall surrounded by trees

Partnership, Collaboration, and Clarity – A Mindful Approach to Building Community during Conflict

'Of the many programs that I have run so far, for me, this has been the most life-transforming program to witness'

July 22, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance

UConn Voices
Dr. Gian Grant in UConn Health courtyard.

Doctor is ‘UConn Through and Through’ and Taking Care of Connecticut Families

For Dr. Gian Grant-McGarvey, a new UConn-trained Family Medicine expert, community is crucial

July 18, 2024 | Lauren Woods

Alumni Community Impact UConn Health
Usama Sheikh in a laboratory.

Technology Entrepreneurship: Waste Not, Want Not

Innovative brothers create wastewater reprocessing system to help address their native country’s environmental crisis, conserving water and repurposing it for various applications

July 17, 2024 | Ira Morrison

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Voices