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Aging Immigrants Without Health Insurance at Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Fifty-four percent of recent immigrants, and 22 percent of long-term immigrants had no health insurance, says the study by NYU and UConn.
Team IMPACT: A Winning Way to Heal
'Life changing' is how the families of kids with serious and chronic illnesses describe their experiences with UConn athletic teams through a program known as Team IMPACT.
Big Gods Came After the Rise of Civilizations, Not Before, Study Finds
The original function of moralizing gods in world history was to hold together fragile, ethnically diverse coalitions, write researchers at UConn, University of Oxford, and Keio University.
Student Entrepreneurs Spend Spring Break in Silicon Valley
'This trip is really important for our students to see first-hand how the spirit of entrepreneurship works in a real setting,' said UConn's David Noble.
Life Work: Training to be a Nurse
Student nursing opportunities at UConn Health provide undergraduates in the field a chance to transfer knowledge from theory to practice.
Healthy ‘Meal Kits’ are Attractive to Food Pantry Clients
Clients were three times as likely to take kale and whole grains when they visited the pantry on days when recipe tastings and meal kits were available, compared to the days when neither was provided, according to UConn study.
From ‘Wild Horses’ to ‘Wild Things,’ a Window Into Maurice Sendak’s Creative Process
The making of “Where the Wild Things Are” was a journey, and the vivid materials in Sendak’s archive illuminate the level of investment that was required to complete it, write Kate Capshaw and Cora Lynn Deibler of UConn.
Snapshot: Deborah Bolnick, St. Catherines Island
A glimpse into a UConn research project located off the coast of Georgia, on an island inhabited by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
Racial and Economic Justice Group Wins 2019 Dodd Human Rights Prize
The Equal Justice Initiative and its founder will be recognized Nov. 6 for their efforts to combat inequality and injustice.
In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day: A Bit About Irish Fashion
English professor Mary Burke discusses the success of Irish fashion exports to post-World War II America.