Sara Putnam


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UConn MS student Nicole Dahrouge holding up one of the tadpoles she studied in a project that offers insight into how infectious disease spreads.

How Tadpoles Provide Insight Into Pandemics

Research by UConn's Tracy Rittenhouse offers lessons on how environmental factors affect the spread of infectious disease.

Partha Loor of UConn Extension’s urban agriculture program, sells produce at the Danbury Farmers’ Market. (Sara Putnam/UConn Photo)

UConn Extension Produces Bumper Crop of Urban Farmers

UConn Extension's urban agriculture program brings fresh produce - and the skills to grow it - to Connecticut cities.

Serene woman meditating in yoga class. (Getty Images)

Study: Yoga Breathing and Relaxation Lower Blood Pressure

Yoga practice that emphasizes mental relaxation and breathing can have as much of a beneficial impact on high blood pressure as aerobic exercise, according to research by a UConn postdoc.