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A focus on positive coping strategies could help improve health for those who experience being teased or bullied because of their weight, according to new research by the UConn Rudd Center. (UConn Rudd Center Photo)

How People Cope with Weight Stigma Affects Their Health

A focus on positive coping strategies could help improve health for those who experience being teased or bullied because of their weight, according to new research by the UConn Rudd Center.

path in secondary forest; Lindero Sur.jpg: A trail bisects a large area of 32-yr old naturally regenerating forest on former cattle pasture near the south boundary of La Selva Biological Station in northeastern Costa RIca. This forest area has been monitored annually for 20 years, contributing to the dataset used in this study. Photo by Robin L. Chazdon

Reforestation: Knowing When to Let Nature Take its Course

Allowing Nature to restore deforested areas often restores them closer to the characteristics of the original forest than planting large numbers of trees, according to a new study involving a UConn researcher.

Sculpture of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. (Getty Images)

Op-ed: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About Dealing with Grief

The pain of grief is part of human existence. Daoist and Confucian philosophy can help find meaning in grief, says philosophy professor Alexus McLeod.

As forest edges multiply and deep forest shrinks, some edge-loving species like the boa constrictor are becoming invasive, while deep forest-dwellers like the Sunda pangolin are becoming at risk of extinction. (Image from an animated video, 'Biodiversity on the Edge'/ Imperial College London, ERC, and Newcastle University)

Living on the Edge Not for All Species

A new study finds that as tropical forests become increasingly fragmented, some species are at an ever-increasing risk for extinction, especially those that depend on the forest core.

Illustration of Jonathan the Husky mascot in a Game of Thrones costume, with Wilbur Cross Building in the background. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Winter is Coming – Just How Bad Will it Be?

From analyzing long-range weather forecasts to reading signs in nature, UConn experts weigh in on what may be in store this winter.

Undergraduate Student Government President Irma Valverde '18 (BUS)(CLAS) speaks during a rally at the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Sept. 20, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Find Your Niche: A Day in the Life of Irma Valverde ’18

The way to carve your own niche at UConn is to get involved, says Valverde, president of the Undergraduate Student Government.

Physiology and neurobiology assistant professor-in-residence Geoffrey Tanner explains to a class that the physical characteristics of both substances vary, based on how fast a force is applied on them. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

How Silly Putty is Like Bone

A physiology and neurobiology professor explains that the physical characteristics of both substances vary, based on how fast a force is applied on them.

Horsebarn Hill. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Flocking to Storrs: A Birder’s Tour of Campus

From UCONN MAGAZINE: Ornithology professor Margaret Rubega said 'birds are everywhere.' Then she proved it.

Mourners gather at the Oklahoma City National Memorial around chairs representing relatives killed during the 1995 bombing, on the day perpetrator Timothy McVeigh was executed, June 11, 2001. On the wall behind them, the time when the bomb was detonated is recorded at 9:01. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Should the Vegas Mass Murder Be Memorialized?

'One of the real tensions is that by drawing attention to the killing, it also draws attention to the killer,' says geography professor Ken Foote, who has written a book about memorialization of place.

Living longer is one thing. Being healthy enough to enjoy it is another. (Getty Images)

Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

We are living longer than ever. But for how many of those years will we be healthy?