UConn Storrs
How to Reduce Weight Stigma? Ask Those Who Know Best
In a new UConn study, women with obesity identify potential remedies, placing priority on the workplace, schools, and healthcare settings.
February 8, 2017 | Daniel P. Jones, UConn Rudd Center
Children’s Books May Boost Appetite for Unhealthy Food
A study led by a UConn researcher suggests that the way food is portrayed in picture books may be sending the wrong messages to children about healthy eating.
February 7, 2017 | Loretta Waldman - UConn Communications
A Week of Winter Fun
Yes, it's cold outside and the sky is gray, but there's still plenty of fun to be had on campus.
February 7, 2017 | Ryan Glista & Garrett Spahn
Connecticut Native Ready for Softball Season
Katie Koshes, a former two-sport athlete at Amity Regional High School, will wear a UConn uniform for the first time in a regular season game this Friday.
February 7, 2017 | Steve Lewis, Athletic Communications
New and Traditional Favorites Among Top 10 Campus Foods
North's Crepe Bar, South's Buffalo Chicken Wraps, and Towers' Cubano Sandwiches rank among the top 10 most-loved campus meals.
February 6, 2017 | Loretta Waldman, with Peter Morenus, Elizabeth Caron, & Yesenia Carrero
Video Games as Research
UConn researcher John Christensen is using digital media to improve health behaviors.
February 3, 2017 | Ryan Glista
Doctors’ Group to Receive UConn’s Dodd Prize in Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights, which uses science and medicine to combat abuses and atrocities, will accept the award on Nov. 2.
February 2, 2017 | Tom Breen - UConn Communications
New Exhibition Treads ‘Sacred Ground’
'UConn Reads: Sacred Ground' at the Benton Museum is based on this year's UConn Reads selection, which outlines a vision of America where people of all faiths can make a country where diverse traditions thrive side by side.
February 2, 2017 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
The Right to Disconnect
As the French people say 'Non, merci' to after-hours work, two UConn business professors discuss whether U.S. employees should follow.
January 30, 2017 | Claire Hall, School of Business
Supporting Our International Students
"Our large and diverse population – including our international students – is one of our greatest strengths as a top research university," President Herbst noted.
January 30, 2017 | President Susan Herbst