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Barriers in Food Access Contribute to Inequitable Risks of Obesity and Food Insecurity Among Food Pantry Clients
Food pantry clients face higher rates of both food insecurity and obesity, according to a new study.
October 21, 2020 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Fish-food Entrepreneur Wins UConn’s Wolff Startup Competition
Student entrepreneur Peter Goggins '21 (CAHNR) has won the Wolff New Venture Competition, which boosts UConn-connected startup companies.
October 21, 2020 | Claire Hall
‘The Great Derangement,’ Novelist Ghosh’s Meditation on Climate Change, is 2020-21 UConn Reads Selection
"The Great Derangement," a meditation on society's response to climate change, has been selected as the UConn Reads text for the 2020-21 academic year.
October 20, 2020 | Tom Breen
UConn Wins Record Grants and Contracts Funding in FY2020
In fiscal year 2020, researchers from UConn and UConn Health secured nearly $286 million in research and other types of sponsored funding, the most in the University’s history.
October 19, 2020 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Q&A: When in Drought, Build Resilience
The abnormally dry weather Connecticut has experienced in 2020 may not be an anomaly for long.
October 16, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
Meet the Researcher: Brianna Chance ’23, Music
Brianna Chance '23 (SFA) roots her research in the experiences of people of color in the arts world.
October 15, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
New Study Examines Civil Society’s Effect on Mass Violence
UConn researcher Evan Perkoski discusses his work examining the role civil society can play in preventing - or perpetrating - mass killings.
October 14, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Provost Lejuez Back In the Classroom
Provost Carl Lejuez is not only tackling the considerable administrative responsibilities of his post - he's also back in the classroom, teaching undergraduates this semester.
October 13, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Not Your Typical Fall Semester
UConn's students, faculty, and staff are meeting the challenge of a semester no one could have expected.
October 13, 2020 | Thomas Rettig
Student-Launched Platform Supporting Mental Well-Being with Positive Messages from Peers
Two UConn students have launched a social app they hope will make college students around the country feel more connected and supported.
October 12, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance