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An overhead view of a school cafeteria table, where students are eating lunch.

Schools Will Soon Stop Serving Free Lunch to All Students: What Comes Next?

The policy has reduced food insecurity and provided more kids with nutritious, healthy meals

Why Social Work is Political, and How it Matters for Democracy

Tanya Rhodes Smith of the School of Social Work talks about elections, health, and why policymakers should seek insight from social workers

State Historian Walt Woodward (UConn Photo).

State Historian Walter Woodward Considers the Past as He Looks to the Future

After 18 years, with a hand in everything from school curricula to podcasting, Connecticut's fifth state historian looks both backward and forward

Misleading packaging is convincing parents that sugary drinks are healthy choices, according to a new study (Shutterstock).

Study: Front-of-Package Claims and Images Persuade Parents that Sugar-Sweetened Drinks are Healthy Choices for Children

'Marketing tactics commonly used to promote fruit-flavored drinks and toddler milks appear to mislead, mask and misrepresent true ingredients'

Evacuees from Afghanistan wait for boarding into a passenger plane bound for the U.S. at the U.S. military's Ramstein air base on October 09, 2021 in Ramstein, Germany. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)

Tens of Thousands of Afghan Evacuees Made it to the US: Here’s How the Resettlement Process Works

While many Americans think of the arriving Afghans as 'refugees,' most have a more tenuous legal status

UConn Tour Guides Kavya Ganugapati '22 (CAHNR), Allison Zweig '22 (BUS), Alexandra Stamboulis '22 (BUS), Sam Dorman '22 (CLAS)(BUS), and Sofia Rodriguez '22 (CLAS)show their UConn spirit during an Open House visit on Oct. 16, 2021. (Kayla Simon/UConn Photo)

Record-Setting 40,000+ Applicants Seek to Join UConn’s Class of 2026

Despite Economic and Demographic Challenges, More Students Than Ever Want to Be Huskies

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President Maric Announces Task Force for Combating Sexual Violence & Supporting Our Students

The task force will thoroughly examine the impact of sexual violence upon our community

Amanda Brenner at the School of Social Work in Hartford on Feb. 9, 2022.

The Stigma Buster

How one student's experience with mental illness shaped her determination to help others through public policy

The Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford.

As Legislative Session Gets Underway, UConn Offers Insight and Expertise

Faculty members and alumni will provide guidance on issues ranging from crime to an expected wave of retirements in 2022

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Robust Testing Strategy Helps UConn Welcome Back Healthy, Enthusiastic Students

More than 10,000 students are now in Storrs residence halls, along with about 400 Stamford residential students and thousands of commuter students at those campuses and in Hartford, Waterbury, and Avery Point