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New 5-Year NIH Grant for Structural Racism and Health Research
NIH-funded grant will provide 5 years of funding to research the impact of structural racism and the moderating role of psychosocial resources in cancer control behaviors among African Americans.
Allied Health Sciences Professor Tapped as Permanent Director of InCHIP
Tricia Leahey, Professor of Allied Health Sciences, will take the helm of UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
UConn Kinesiology Professor Explores Efficacy of Ride-On-Toy Navigation Training to Improve Motor Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy
While ride-on-toys have been found to help improve movement, social skills, and participation for children who are non-ambulatory, how these tools may improve upper extremity mobility has not been studied
Industry Partnerships Create Policy Tools to Protect Outdoor Laborers in Extreme Heat
Korey Stringer Institute CEO Douglas Casa has worked with industry partners to develop heat safety policies that will protect workers who work in extreme heat
UConn Psychology Professor Develops Tool to Measure Religious Coping During Trauma
'With this scale in hand, many research questions can be posed to advance our understanding of theodical struggling and how people engage in struggling'
InCHIP Award Supports Research on Migrant Experiences Traveling to the U.S.-Mexico Border
'In transit northward from Panama, where migrants lose contact with family members, experience bodily injury, sexual violence, malnutrition, disease, and mental health impacts, they face similar forces of violence based on policies that limit movement from southern Mexico to the U.S. border.'
UConn Geography Researcher Receives Funds to Study Cancer Disparities Among U.S. African Americans
The study will build upon previous studies conducted by Ghosh and her collaborators that have explored the ways social inequality contribute to unequal cancer control outcomes
Inaugural InCHIP Dissertation Assistantship Award Supports Public Health Research
The assistantship aims to fill a gap by providing support to graduate students in the social sciences as they complete dissertations related to health
New Study Explores Opioid Pain Medication Theft in Long-Term Care Homes
'Older adults living in long-term care settings have a right to be free from this largely invisible form of mistreatment. This is their home'
Neag School Hosts 4th Annual Educational Leadership Forum in Hartford
Alumni, students, faculty, and administrators from the Neag School of Education joined education professionals from across Connecticut last week for an evening of networking, followed by a panel discussion, at Hartford’s Spotlight Theatre. It was the fourth annual Educational Leadership Forum.