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Changes in WIC Food Assistance Program Pay Off in Healthier Purchases
WIC participants are buying healthier foods overall as a result of changes introduced in 2009, says UConn Rudd Center researcher.
Alumnus Pledges $1 Million to Scholarship Fund
John Kim '87 MBA and his wife Diane have pledged to help underrepresented students attend the UConn School of Business.
A Summer of Engines, Additive Manufacturing, and Patents
For UConn junior Anthony Pizzola '18 (ENG), a summer internship was an opportunity to work with engineers at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.
New Device Improves Measurement of Water Pollution
UConn scientists are commercializing a technology they developed to more easily measure contaminants in water.
The Road to Native Vegetation in Highway Design
A graduate student is commercializing new software he developed to make roadside native plantings more successful.
Look-alike ‘Smart Snacks’ Confuse Students, Parents
A UConn researcher says selling look-alike Smart Snacks in schools is a tool for marketing junk food brands to children.
UConn Reads: Religion and the Promise of the United States
The subject of religion is as relevant today as it was in the time of the nation's first president.
New Product Seeks to Prevent Premature Labor
With support from UConn's Innovation Corps program, a UConn Health doctor hopes to commercialize a new technology to address a rare but serious condition of pregnancy.
New Program Helps Students Choose Major with Confidence
The Major Experience provides information and advice to students as they explore possible college majors – even if they have already declared their major.
Intern Finds Calling in Research
Mice may be a nuisance in the home, but Jennifer Allocco ’17 (CLAS) is learning that they’re very important in the lab. This summer, Allocco, a biological sciences and German double major, is working as an intern in The Serreze Lab at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. Working alongside postdoctoral associate Maximiliano Presa, […]