# community impact (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover community impact. Page: Feed: --- ## [CEO Update – Aug 21, 2026](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/ceo-update-aug-21-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) · UConn Today_ From the Desk of Dr. Andy ## [School of Dental Medicine Announces Faculty Promotions](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/school-of-dental-medicine-announces-faculty-promotions-2/) _2026-08-21 · Courtney Chandler · UConn Today_ Three faculty members received promotions ## [Exploring Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/exploring-precision-medicine-for-pancreatic-cancer/) _2026-08-21 · Lauren Woods · UConn Today_ UConn School of Medicine is advancing the future of pancreatic care with Encapsulate, Inc., a precision medicine start-up company at the UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP). ## [Helping Women Stay Active at Every Stage of Life](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/helping-women-stay-active-at-every-stage-of-life/) _2026-08-20 · Jennifer Walker · UConn Today_ After years of knee pain threatened to limit the active life she loved, Anne found a team at UConn Health’s Women’s Center for Motion & Performance that listened to what she wanted and helped her get moving again. ## [Training Connecticut’s Next Generation of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Disease Researchers](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/training-connecticuts-next-generation-of-kidney-urologic-and-hematologic-disease-researchers/) _2026-08-20 · Lauren Woods · UConn Today_ The future healthcare workforce to help advance critical research in nephrology, urology, and hematology is being built right here in Connecticut. ## [UConn Students Bring Landscape Design to Connecticut Correctional Facilities](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/uconn-students-bring-landscape-design-to-connecticut-correctional-facilities/) _2026-08-20 · Bri Diaz · UConn Today_ Through a partnership with UConn’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, landscape architecture students are gaining hands-on experience while exploring how thoughtful design can help create healthier correctional environments ## [UConn Dental School Researchers Win Award from U.S. Military For Traumatic Wound Healing Technology](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/uconn-dental-school-researchers-win-award-from-u-s-military-for-traumatic-wound-healing-technology/) _2026-08-20 · Courtney Chandler · UConn Today_ Researchers advancing combat casualty care with multifunctional biomaterial platform ## [UConn School of Medicine Grows its Career Mentorship of Hartford Youth](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/uconn-school-of-medicine-grows-its-career-mentorship-of-hartford-youth/) _2026-08-19 · Lauren Woods · UConn Today_ More and more UConn faculty have been mentoring middle school students weekly this summer at Horizons at Westminster School. ## [UConn Marine Sciences Students Study Offshore Wind’s Impact on Plankton](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/uconn-marine-sciences-students-study-offshore-winds-impact-on-plankton/) _2026-08-19 · Bri Diaz · UConn Today_ Xavier Warren and Vicki You ’24 (CLAS) are continuing their graduate studies on an ocean research expedition this summer, studying how offshore wind development may affect the marine ecosystem off Connecticut’s coast and some of the state’s smallest inhabitants. ## [Helping Kids Get Active](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/helping-kids-get-active/) _2026-08-19 · Jessica McBride, PhD · UConn Today_ UConn Waterbury graduate student Hannah Peterson worked directly with the public and academic icons to improve access to physical activity for young people ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/j114fyZWVK94) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [NASA Scholarship Launches UConn Engineer’s Path to Sustainable Energy Innovation](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/nasa-scholarship-launches-uconn-engineers-path-to-sustainable-energy-innovation/) _2026-08-19 · Sarah Redmond · UConn Today_ Chemical engineering student Evan Piotrowski has been awarded the NASA CT Space Grant in recognition of his academic excellence and undergraduate research ## [UConn Startup Acquired by Leading Animal Health Company](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/uconn-startup-acquired-by-leading-animal-health-company/) _2026-08-19 · Mac Murray · UConn Today_ New materials offer promising arthritis treatment for dogs and horses ## [‘Healthy Rounds’: Concussions and Sports Neurology](https://today.uconn.edu/2026/08/healthy-rounds-concussions-and-sports-neurology/) _2026-08-18 · Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) · UConn Today_ Dr. Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa, sports neurologist, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast