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Meet the Researcher: Michelle Williams
Psychological sciences researcher Michelle Williams says her research doesn't achieve its purpose if it can't lead to interventions that can provide help.
January 12, 2021 | Anna Zarra Alrdich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Food Pantries Use Nutrition Information to Increase Healthy Food Orders
Food pantries are more likely to order healthier food when nutrition information is easily accessible, according to a new study by UConn's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.
January 7, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
The Executive Is In – at The Werth Institute
After achieving success in corporate America, Sarah Sandford Broderick is back on her Husky home turf as the Werth Institute's first Executive-in-Residence.
January 5, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
‘These Were Haunting Events’: Researchers Study Migrant Precarity During Pandemic in US, India
An interdisciplinary group of researchers is designing a toolkit of methods to study the problems faced by migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 5, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Selected For Prestigious Program Serving Under-Resourced High Schools
High school students from some of the most disadvantaged districts in the United States will soon be able to take UConn classes as part of their curriculum.
January 4, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Graduate Tells Inspiring Stories Through Eyes Of ESPN
The first time Lauren Stowell ’06 (CLAS) walked into a television production truck, she knew this was how she wanted to make a living.
December 29, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn’s Neag School Alum Miguel Cardona Tapped to Be Biden’s Education Secretary
Miguel Cardona ’01 MA, ’04 6th Year, ’11 Ed.D., ’12 ELP has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to be the next US Secretary of Education.
December 22, 2020 | Shawn Kornegay and Stefanie Dion Jones
Bury Christmas, And a Happy New Use: Repurposing Christmas Trees to Prevent Coastal Erosion
When Christmas is over, those formerly-decorated trees may have a new purpose in protecting Connecticut beaches and marshes from erosion.
December 22, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Scholarship ‘Releases Stress’ on First-Generation UConn Student
Cristal Arguello says her scholarship enables her to pursue important research without worrying about how to make ends meet.
December 18, 2020 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
UConn, Sea Grant’s Bob Pomeroy: Dedicated to Improving Marine Ecosystems Around the World
Bob Pomeroy, who recently retired from his post as an extension specialist and marine resource economist with Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn, has spent his career working on research and development projects with small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
December 18, 2020 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant