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Weight Stigma Doesn’t Discriminate
Regardless of sexual orientation, two out of three adults enrolled in WW reported experiencing and internalizing weight stigma.
November 5, 2019 | Kristin Messina, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Pedal to the Metal: New DMV Leader Accelerating the Process
Bongi Magubane ’76 is determined to fix the Connecticut DMV.
November 1, 2019 | Rand Richards Cooper, freelance writer
Op-ed: Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation
The U.S. should provide child migrants with community-based alternatives, not detention, say two School of Social Work professors.
October 28, 2019 | S. Megan Berthold and Kathryn Libal, School of Social Work
Ample Ads and Confusing Labels Drive Children’s Sweetened Drink Sales
Package claims on sweetened children’s drinks, and similarities between claims on sweetened and unsweetened drinks, can confuse parents about their nutritional content, the study says.
October 16, 2019 | Kay Campbell, UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Alumni Celebrate the UConn Experience
Hundreds of alumni came out to the Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum in East Hartford to celebrate the UConn experience.
October 11, 2019 | Peter Morenus
UConn Joins State to Deliver Transparency for Health Care Costs
Developed by Alan Fontes of the School of Nursing, the interactive website allows consumers and providers to search, sort, and filter by provider, location, health measure, network quality rating, and cost of treatment.
October 8, 2019 | Combined Reports
University Celebrates the Inauguration of the Sixteenth President
With a large contingent from the Greek community in attendance, the new president joked that he would need to call the ceremony “My Big Fat Greek Inauguration” -- a nod to the hit movie of nearly the same name.
October 4, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Lower-Income Connecticut Students to Get Free UConn Tuition under New Initiative
Children in Connecticut families with household incomes of $50,000 or below annually, will be able to come to UConn tuition-free under the plan.
October 4, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
Career and Technical H.S. Grads Have More Initial Earning Power, Study Says
The alternative pathway for high school students generates positive educational and labor market outcomes, says new UConn study.
September 23, 2019 | Combined Reports
Test of Emergency Communications Set for Tuesday
UConn will test its emergency notification and alerting system, UConnALERT, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 12:25 p.m., on all campuses.
September 20, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz