Biree Andemariam

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public research university in Connecticut. Known as a Public Ivy,[3] UConn was founded in 1881 and is a Land Grant and Sea Grant college & member of the Space Grant Consortium. The institution serves more than 30,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 8,000 graduate students in multiple programs.[4] UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. The university's president is Susan Herbst.[5] UConn is one of the founding institutions of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's Knowledge Corridor. UConn is a member of Universitas 21, a global network of 24 research-intensive universities, who work together to foster global citizenship and institutional innovation through research-inspired teaching and learning, student mobility, connecting students and staff, and promote advocacy for internationalisation.[6] UConn is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

TO ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SICKLE CELL CONDITIONS AND EMPOWER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO MAXIMIZE QUALITY OF LIFE AND RAISE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS WHILE ADVANCING THE SEARCH FOR A UNIVERSAL CURE.