{"id":4357,"date":"2024-06-04T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/?page_id=4357"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:57:29","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4357\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4357-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4357-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4357-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_categories panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Categories<\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\" method=\"get\"><label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"cat\">Categories<\/label><select  name='cat' id='cat' class='postform'>\n\t<option value='-1'>Select Category<\/option>\n\t<option 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so-widget-sow-blog-grid-7c2cdda4cbe7-4357\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">News<\/h3>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-blog sow-blog-layout-grid\"\n\t\tdata-template=\"grid\"\n\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;featured_image&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;featured_image_empty&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size&quot;:&quot;sow-blog-grid&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_width&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;excerpt&quot;,&quot;read_more&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;excerpt_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;author&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;filter_categories&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;so_field_container_state&quot;:&quot;open&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;:false,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;}\"\n\t\tdata-paged=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-total-pages=\"13\"\n\t\tdata-hash=\"8b3e2b7d\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-posts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6280\" class=\"post-6280 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-7-2-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-7-2-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-7-2-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Behind Connecticut&#8217;s Public Health Headlines<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:14:28-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:15:05-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/education\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Education<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Every fall brings headlines about viruses, outbreaks, and vaccine updates. What you don&#8217;t always see is the public health workforce behind those stories. Here are four things happening in Connecticut this fall, and what they reveal about careers that protect our communities every day. Read our latest edition of\u00a0Your Dose of Public Health\u00a0today!<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6264\" class=\"post-6264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/09\/faculty-promotions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Faculty-Promo-e1788968466267.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;Graphic with dark navy background titled &#039;FACULTY PROMOTIONS&#039; in bold white text, surrounded by colorful confetti illustrations. Below are two headshot photos in teal-bordered squares: on the left, a smiling woman with long brown hair, labeled &#039;Dr. Natalie Moore&#039;; on the right, a smiling man with short dark hair and glasses wearing a white collared shirt, labeled &#039;Dr. Greg Rhee.&#039;&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Faculty-Promo-e1788968466267.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Faculty-Promo-e1788968466267-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/09\/faculty-promotions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Faculty Promotions<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/09\/faculty-promotions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-09T11:17:54-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 9, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:16:36-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/faculty-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Faculty News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Department of Public Health Sciences is pleased to share news of two recent faculty promotions, approved by the Academic Affairs Subcommittee and the Board of Directors. Dr. Greg Rhee has been promoted to Professor with tenure. Dr. Natalie Moore has been promoted to Associate Professor. Both promotions recognize their outstanding contributions to public health...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/09\/faculty-promotions\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6253\" class=\"post-6253 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/dr-jenn-cavallari-awarded-funding-to-strengthen-workplace-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Cavelieri.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"a portrait of jennifer cavelieri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Cavelieri.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Cavelieri-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Cavelieri-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/dr-jenn-cavallari-awarded-funding-to-strengthen-workplace-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Jenn Cavallari Awarded Funding to Strengthen Workplace Health<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/dr-jenn-cavallari-awarded-funding-to-strengthen-workplace-health\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T14:18:29-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 31, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T14:18:48-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 31, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dr. Jenn Cavallari, Professor in Public Health Sciences and Co-Director of the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW), a NIOSH Total Worker Health\u00ae Center of Excellence, has received a supplemental sixth year of funding for the five-year \u201cCPH-NEW IV\u201d grant. The supplemental award provides an additional to extend the...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/dr-jenn-cavallari-awarded-funding-to-strengthen-workplace-health\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6249\" class=\"post-6249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/healthy-schools-stronger-outcomes-why-iaq-matters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Zamora-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students learning together in a classroom, with an inset portrait of researcher Misti Zamora.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Zamora-1.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Zamora-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/Zamora-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/healthy-schools-stronger-outcomes-why-iaq-matters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Healthy Schools, Stronger Outcomes: Why IAQ Matters<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/healthy-schools-stronger-outcomes-why-iaq-matters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T11:22:01-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 31, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T11:45:47-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 31, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jas17010\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia A Szczech\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A newly published review article co-authored by Misti Levy Zamora, along with first author Hannah Cooke and Jess Hollenbach of Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center (CCMC), examines an important but often overlooked component of healthy school environments: the relationship between indoor air quality, student achievement, and educator well-being. Research on school indoor air quality (IAQ) has...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/31\/healthy-schools-stronger-outcomes-why-iaq-matters\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6240\" class=\"post-6240 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-department-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/28\/how-can-public-health-education-help-you-with-medical-literacy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/newsletter-8-1-1-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Your social media Feed Is Not Your Doctor. 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Public health professionals are the people communities trust to sort signal from noise. That takes training, practice, and a commitment to evidence. It&#8217;s exactly what an MPH is built to teach. Read our latest edition of Your Dose of Public Health today!<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/28\/how-can-public-health-education-help-you-with-medical-literacy\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6226\" class=\"post-6226 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/20\/beyond-the-classroom-the-departments-summer-donation-drive\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/20\/beyond-the-classroom-the-departments-summer-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Beyond the Classroom: The Department\u2019s Summer Donation Drive<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/20\/beyond-the-classroom-the-departments-summer-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T11:39:54-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-25T12:06:59-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 25, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/fpc25003\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMahir Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/community\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>This summer, our department is proud to support three impactful initiatives dedicated to serving CT residents:\u00a0 Hands On Hartford, Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, and Community Service Officer Jim Barrett\u2019s Homeless Outreach Program. Public health extends far beyond the classroom, research laboratory, or health care setting. 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