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Loretta Waldman


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Alex Gitterman, professor of social work, meets with graduate students at the School of Social Work on Aug. 28, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

School of Social Work to Add Bachelor’s Program

The new program responds to a workforce need in Greater Hartford and the state overall.

A close up of a multiple choice test with a pencil. (Getty Images)

Free Admissions Tests Help More Poor Students Go to College

A new UConn study suggests that a simple, low-cost intervention may help narrow the longstanding college attainment gap among minority and low income students.

Students walk along Fairfield Way near the Homer Babbidge Library. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Babbidge Library Begins New Chapter with Renovation

The current work is the first phase of a five-year renovation that adapts to the evolution in academic libraries driven by the surge in digitized information and the changing way campus communities use library facilities.

Mayor 'Buddy' Cianci, a codefendant in the Operation Plunder Dome trial, talks with then-Providence Journal reporter Mike Stanton on the steps of the federal courthouse on Kennedy Plaza while the jury in the trial continued negotiations.

Journalism Professor Relishes Supporting Role in Popular Podcast

“Hopefully it creates some excitement about journalism, and shows that the reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated," says Michael Stanton, associate professor of journalism, about the podcast "Crimetown," set in Providence, R.I.

Project Designed to Help Debtors Fight Back in Court

A UConn Law professor is launching a project that aims to help low- and moderate-income individuals deal successfully with the legal consequences of debt.

Migrants queue to board buses and leave the notorious 'Jungle' camp in Calais, France, before authorities demolished the site in fall 2016 in Calais, France. Some 7,000 people were estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Social Conditions Play Major Role in Migrant Health

Health is about more than just individual behavior and clinical care, it’s about politics and power, say UConn medical anthropologists.

Teams of students from the Schools of Nursing and Engineering collaborated on a concept they dubbed the Baby Breathing Bed, designed to prevent babies dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Nursing Students Tackle Real-World Healthcare Needs

Teams of UConn seniors will present their innovations on April 19, at the School of Nursing's annual 'Shark Tank' event.

Prof. Mike Stanton’s newswriting class on 'Journalism in the Age of Trump' at the Konover Auditorium on April 10, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Now is a Good Time to Be Training Young Journalists

With hostility toward the press at a historic high and public trust in the media low, why are UConn journalism professors so excited to be teaching the next generation of reporters?

A senior woman stretching at a yoga studio. (Getty Images)

Yoga Helps Preserve Muscle Mass in Older Women, Study Says

Yoga group participants had lower body fat and higher muscle mass than those not practicing yoga. And, they tended to have better balance.

Apple with a dollar sign worm eating into it, on top of a pile of books. (Gillian Blease via Getty Images)

A Lesson from Enron: Charter Schools Need More Oversight

A UConn professor of education and law draws parallels between financial mismanagement in the charter school sector and the notorious Enron accounting scandal.

From left, Christopher Chapman '17 (CLAS), Isabel Nip '17 (CLAS), Danielle Deschene '17 (CLAS), and Shaharyar Zuberi '17 (CLAS) wear the new blue commencement caps and gowns while posing next to the Husky statue. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Caps & Gowns Changing From Black to Blue

The blue gowns could also be referred to as 'green.' Each is made from about 23 recycled plastic water bottles.

Illustration from Alice Through the Looking Glass by Sir John Tenniel. (Getty Images)

Children’s Books May Boost Appetite for Unhealthy Food

A study led by a UConn researcher suggests that the way food is portrayed in picture books may be sending the wrong messages to children about healthy eating.

Rob Landolphi prepares vegan crab cakes at the Dining Services test kitchen in the Student Union.

New and Traditional Favorites Among Top 10 Campus Foods

North's Crepe Bar, South's Buffalo Chicken Wraps, and Towers' Cubano Sandwiches rank among the top 10 most-loved campus meals.

rotesters attend the Hands Off Safe Schools Rally on Swanston Street on March 10, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. The Hands Off Safe School has been designed as a resource for teachers and students to assist with issues of homophobia and bullying. (Photo by Chris Hopkins/Getty Images)

Get Ahead of Bullying and Hate Speech, Says Education Expert

A UConn education expert discusses proactive steps that schools can take to help moderate the effects of hate being modeled on the national stage.

School children using computers. (Tetra Images – Erik Isakson/Getty Images)

Schools Key to Solving Fake News Problem, Says UConn Expert

'If I were going to invest in one thing, that’s where I would invest – giving teachers the instructional tools they can use to teach kids to think critically about online information.'

Through a virtual architectural design, a UConn professor takes an ironic look at the relationship between border walls and the philosophical concept of a state. (Image by Augustin Avalos, Estudio Pi S.C., Hassanaly Ladha)

What Might a Wall with Mexico Look Like?

Through a virtual architectural design, a UConn professor takes an ironic look at the relationship between border walls and the philosophical concept of a state.

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner. (circlePS, Getty Images)

Heirloom Turkeys a Link to Earliest Thanksgivings

Growing interest in locally grown food, plus the idea of eating a bird more like what the Pilgrims may have eaten, drive heirloom turkey sales around Thanksgiving, says UConn professor.

Mashed potatoes with gravy for Thanksgiving. (bhofack2/Getty Images)

Talk Turkey? Nah, Focus on the Trimmings on Thanksgiving

UConn botanist Pamela Diggle offers some plant factoids you can serve up as a conversation piece at Thanksgiving.

Michael Correia '19 (CLAS) discusses election polling in Professor Charles Venator-Santiago's political science class on Nov. 4, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Students Energized, Engaged in Election 2016

In recent weeks, students have played the parts of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a class debate, organized a Voter Education Day in Stamford, and signed up to help report election results for the media outlet Associated Press.

Signs to promote voter registration. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Millennial Turnout is Election Day Wild Card

UConn polling expert Jennifer Dineen says although more than 80 percent of Millennials have registered, it's hard to predict whether and how they will vote.