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At UConn, we recognize that the well-being of people and the health of our planet are inseparable. Our commitment to a brighter future means fostering the physical, mental, and environmental wellness of our students, faculty, staff, and the world at large.
UConn Ranked 8th Most Sustainable University in the World
UConn Once Again Ranks High in Sustainability
UConn Hosts Sustainability Summit for Northeast Higher Education
UConn Places in Top 10 for International Higher Education Sustainability Ratings
UConn Cuts Storrs Water Demand in Half With High-Tech Facility, Conservation Efforts
UConn, EPA Launch Regional Environmental Justice Center
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at UConn has received a five-year $10 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead a New England regional center focused on environmental justice.
UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe
$11.5 million in state support awarded to University of Connecticut to deploy effective and inexpensive build-it-yourself air filter technology to every public school classroom across the state.
Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment
Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities.
$1 Million and Counting in Free Community Care by UConn Students
Since 2007 the Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars at UConn have been providing critical health care access to underserved Connecticut citizens directly inside their communities as they train together to be the next generation of well-rounded primary care and health care professionals.