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Fact and Fiction About CBD Oil

Marketers have touted CBD as a cure for nearly everything that ails us. UConn pharmacy professor C. Michael White offers perspective.

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Mobile Crisis Service Reduces Youth ER Visits for Behavioral Health Needs, Says Study

Youth served by Mobile Crisis had a 22 percent reduction in their rate of risk for subsequent emergency room visits during the 18 months following the intervention, according to the UConn study.

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UConn Crafting New FY20 Budget with Focus on Protecting Academic, Research Strength

The Financial Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to send the proposed budgets to the full Board of Trustees, which will consider them at the June 26 meeting.

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These Genes Could Hold the Secret to Pain Relief Without Opioids

Understanding the molecular changes that allow the naked mole rat to become resistant to certain types of pain has implications far beyond their species, writes UConn's Erin Young.

Jamelle Elliott '96 (BUS), '97 MA. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Jamelle Elliott: Where She is Now

Former women's basketball student-athlete Jamelle Elliott is back at UConn as an administrator, after a successful coaching career. Sometimes, she stops to watch practice for a few minutes, because she misses the echo of a bouncing basketball.

Beth Taylor, associate professor of kinesiology at UConn and director of Exercise Physiology Research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital. (Jessica McBride/UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: Beth Taylor, Kinesiology

Beth Taylor is a lifelong runner and she is someone who has been lucky enough to turn her passion for exercise and health in to a career in kinesiology. Taylor is an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut and director of exercise physiology research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital. After graduating from […]

Jonathan Donovan '20 JD assists Jessica Rubin, director of the Animal Law Clinic, in using the new case management system that he and fellow students in a new Technology and Law Practice class devised for the clinic. (Camille Chill/UConn Photo)

New Class Helps Law Students Improve Their Technology Skills

Students in the class developed real technical solutions to help both a legal services agency and the law school’s Animal Law Clinic.

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Will the CVS Expansion of Healthcare Services Work?

Pharmacy professor Marie Smith says CVS will have to educate consumers about the new products and services offered, if the HealthHub concept is to be successful.

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Op-ed: When did GMO Become a Dirty Word?

The medical, agricultural, and environmental fields all have GMO products, writes Stacey Stearns of UConn Extension.

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CRT’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ Filled with Heart and Hit Songs

The Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Nutmeg Summer Series will open June 6 with the musical 'Mamma Mia!' – featuring songs by the Swedish pop/dance group ABBA.