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The FDA’s Big Gamble on a New Alzheimer’s Drug
No one knows yet if the new drug will demonstrate significant benefits for patients
June 18, 2021 | C. Michael White, School of Pharmacy
Padlocks, Riddles, and Medication Safety: An Innovative Teaching Tool for UConn Nurses
An escape room that helps students learn vital nursing skills
June 17, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
Rudd Center: New Study Finds Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Advertising, Disproportionately Targeting Black and Latino Youth
Industry spent $5 billion on advertising in 2019, and Black youth viewed 75% more ads than their white peers
June 17, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
UConn School of Engineering Unveils the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, Supported by UConn Alumni Mark and Betsy Vergnano’s $3M Donation
The gift represents the largest diversity, equity, and inclusion investment in UConn School of Engineering history and is one of the largest single DEI investments in UConn
June 16, 2021 | Eli Freund
Should We Stay or Should We Go? Shoreline Homes and Rising Sea Levels in Connecticut
How strategies to address rising sea levels could affect local taxes, home values, and other factors
June 15, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Nicole Khusid ’22 (CLAS)
Khusid is energized by the opportunity to do research on the kinds of problems we don't have answers for yet
June 14, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn’s Werth Institute Recognized for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education
Not even four years old, the Werth Institute is already being recognized as an innovator in the field
June 11, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
Weight Stigma is a Burden Around the World – and Has Negative Consequences Everywhere
Contrary to public perceptions, weight stigma does not motivate people to lose weight; it worsens health and reduces quality of life
June 11, 2021 | Rebecca Puhl, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and Deputy Director, UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
UConn Faculty Appointed to New State Hate Crimes Advisory Council
Bringing scholarship to bear on a vexing problem
June 10, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Brave Space: Sage Phillips ’22
Since she first set foot on campus, Sage Phillips has made it her mission to advocate for Native American and indigenous people at UConn
June 10, 2021 | Lisa Stiepock