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Weight-Based Stigma an Obstacle to Sustaining Weight Loss
A new study from the UConn Rudd Center suggests that internalized negative weight-based attitudes in particular undermine personal efforts to sustain weight loss.
UConn Examining Implications of White House’s New Travel Restrictions
A working group is reviewing new parameters released Monday, and the University is updating its guidelines for those affected.
Accounting for Extreme Rainfall
A UConn climate scientist says more intense and frequent rainfall is coming, with no drop-off.
Sugary Drink Sales Drop After Community Campaign
A three-year public health campaign to encourage people to consumer fewer sugary drinks led to a drop in sales of those drinks by nearly 20 percent.
A Lesson from Enron: Charter Schools Need More Oversight
A UConn professor of education and law draws parallels between financial mismanagement in the charter school sector and the notorious Enron accounting scandal.
Op-ed: Are Puerto Ricans Really American Citizens?
With a plebiscite pending in June, political science professor Charles Venator-Santiago discusses the contradiction that while Puerto Ricans are officially U.S. citizens, the territory remains unincorporated.
Nancy Stevens’ Trailblazing Career Began with Good Timing
UConn's Hall of Fame coach was recently inducted into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame for her role playing on the team that won the first national championship after Title IX.
UConn Names 2017 Speakers, Honorary Degree Recipients
Whether sequencing the human genome or developing new culinary concoctions; whether writing award-winning plays or learning the secrets of noncoding RNA; whether steering the course of The Hartford or United Technologies Corporation, the honored guests of UConn’s commencement ceremonies this year are leaders in their fields. Honored guests include commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients. At […]
Caps & Gowns Changing From Black to Blue
The blue gowns could also be referred to as 'green.' Each is made from about 23 recycled plastic water bottles.
New Graduates Enter a Good Job Market
'The number of recruiters at UConn's career fairs are double what they were four years ago,' says the director of the Center for Career Development.