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Vintage engraving of a Mother and daughter sold at Slave Auction, Southern USA, 19th Century

There Was a Time Reparations Were Actually Paid Out – Just Not to Formerly Enslaved People

The payments went to former slave owners and their descendants, not the enslaved or their legal heirs.

An older woman talks with her doctor via computer tablet, illustrating the type of telemedicine being discussed by the research study in the story.

UConn Researcher Offers Lessons Learned from a Pre-Pandemic Study of Telemedicine Use

Looking beyond the numbers to better understand a complex health care question.

What Is Food Insecurity?

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened an already significant problem.

An illustration that depicts a woman of color wearing a facemask and cradling a newborn child, also with a facemask, to symbolize the challenges of new motherhood during the pandemic.

An Intimate Reflection on Motherhood, Family, Academia, and Inequality During a Pandemic

How three scholars took an untraditional approach to exploring the experiences of new mothers during the pandemic.

Linda Halgunseth teaches at UConn Waterbury prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; she was recently named Director of Academic Affairs for UConn Hartford.

UConn Hartford Names Director of Academic Affairs

Linda Citlali Halgunseth has been named Director of Academic Affairs at UConn Hartford.

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Re-Entry Testing Curbs 150+ COVID Cases from UConn Campuses

UConn’s re-entry testing strategies halted more than 150 positive cases – which often are asymptomatic in college-age students – from circulating and spreading on its campuses.

School cafeteria workers in Cheshire, Connecticut package to-go lunches for students.

Onset of COVID Pandemic Significantly Threatened CT School Meal Programs

Innovation by food service directors and local communities helped meal distribution numbers rebound last spring.

Two women volunteering in a food pantry pack boxes for distribution to hungry people.

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.

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New Social Work-DCF Partnership Prepares Students to Work With Latino Families

The School of Social Work has launched a new track for Spanish-speaking Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students, which prepares them to work with Latino families in child welfare and protection.

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UConn’s Unique COVID Testing Strategies Garnering Praise, Serving as Model for Others

Over the fall semester, UConn has administered or tracked more than 42,000 COVID-19 individual and surveillance tests among its student body, helping it successfully complete the semester’s in-person portion.