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At School Lunch, Healthier Options are Overlooked When Juice is Available
Milk, fruit, and water sales decline when a less healthy option – juice – is served through the National School Lunch program, says a new UConn Rudd Center study.
Test of Emergency Alert System Tuesday
The test Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 12:25 p.m., involves multiple messaging platforms.
The Opioid Crisis: Litigation, Gifts, and the Drug Companies
Law professor Alexandra Lahav discusses the significance of donations from drug companies to communities and organizations that had sued them over the opioid epidemic.
A Voice Through Voting
'When people stay home, so does their power. And that has consequences,' says Tanya Rhodes Smith, director of UConn's Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work.
Opinion Polls a Snapshot, Not a Crystal Ball
As interest in the polls burgeons in the lead-up to the midterm elections, polling expert Jennifer Dineen points out that they measure public opinion at a particular moment in time, rather than predicting the future.
Heroin Addiction Treatment and Opioid Misuse: A Q&A
Social work professor Michael Fenrich discusses his recent study that found people undergoing heroin addiction treatment who had prior opioid history were generally more substance-involved.
UConn, Ideanomics Close on Sale of Former West Hartford Campus
UConn has signed the paperwork and handed over the keys to a global innovation company that plans a high-tech development at the site of the former campus.
Committee Proposes Ways to Promote Civil Discourse
Among the key recommendations: Updating the University’s academic mission statement to include, 'exchanging ideas in a manner that fosters a climate of mutual respect.'
Adding Context to ‘Breast is Best’
A new study suggests that, independent of breastfeeding, a range of factors influence infant health in the first year of life, and these need to be supported by social policies.
More Kids are Eating Fast Food – and Not the Healthy Options
A new UConn study shows that children are eating fast food more often. In 2016, 91 percent of parents bought fast food for a child, up from 79 percent in 2010.