This program helps horse owners in CT and nationwide by creating fact sheets and assisting with questions (not those a veterinarian should answer). Give talks and presentations and create online learning opportunities using Geniuss and Husky CT called the Canter Curriculum. Also, host an annual Horse Symposium with clinics and a vendor fair related to […]

Run by the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion (VII) in UConn’s School of Engineering, SPARK is an initiative designed to shrink the STEM gender and confidence gap. SPARK consists of four one-week sessions through July and August. As a residential summer program, each week of SPARK focuses on different engineering disciplines to expose middle school girls […]

The study proposed in this program will examine a severe limitation of the literature, the impact of food insecurity as it unfolds over the month. It will demonstrate that as household food insecurity increases, dietary quality, emotional eating, binge eating, and mental distress worsen, and diabetes markers deteriorate. Findings can also have significant intervention and […]

“Attacks on Critical Race Theory”: Central Office sponsored a panel discussion on how universities can be proactive in protecting faculty from identity-based harassment from groups opposed to the teaching of Critical Race Theory. This panel was co-sponsored by the African Studies Institute; the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute; El Instituto; the Office of the […]

The Institute for Systems Genomics Genome Ambassadors are a group of students, alumni, faculty, and staff at the University of Connecticut who embrace a philosophy of progressing the field of genomics towards achieving greater diversity among students and career professionals, developing students’ scientific communication skills by interacting with scientists and the public, understanding the broad […]

The National Seaweed Hub is a collaborative partnership of 11 Sea Grant programs and their stakeholders to create and provide responsive, non-advocate and practical resources on the emerging seaweed aquaculture industry in the United States. A comprehensive National Needs Assessment was conducted to identify common challenges and realistic opportunities of 9 stakeholder sectors. Diverse sector […]

Funded by NOAA with match from UConn, Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG) part of a network of Sea Grant programs in coastal and Great Lakes states that integrates research, outreach, and education on coastal and marine issues most relevant to the state’s stakeholders. Activities center around 4 focus areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture, resilient […]

Collaborating with Ben Moon at CK Magnet Elementary School, UConn formed the CK Explorer’s Club for 4th and 5th graders. UConn Avery Pt students served as instructional aides along with me and CK teachers. Each week between April and June, the club explored different open spaces in Groton in an afterschool club that introduced students […]

UConn Stamford works very closely with Future 5, inviting them to campus and educating students and community members on the steps to apply to UConn.

The Connecticut Information Technology Institute (CITI or UConn CITI) is an institution of the School of Business at the Stamford campus. When originally developed, the Board of Trustees and the CT State Dept. of Labor’s goals were to provide professional development training in IT and project management. The major focus is providing training to assist […]