Schools & Colleges
Race and Gender Affect Response to Weight Stigma
A new study from the UConn Rudd Center found that Hispanic women were the most likely to engage in disordered eating behavior as a result of experiencing stigma about their weight.
Renzulli Leads Collaboration Between UConn, University of Pavia
A new collaboration between UConn and the University of Pavia in Italy will serve to foster not only opportunities for student exchanges among those from each university pursuing studies in the disciplines of gifted education, creativity, and talent development, but also shared research efforts in these areas.
MD/PhD Students Attend Premiere Meeting for Physician Scientists
Four UConn MD/PhD students attended the nation's premiere meeting for physician-scientists in Chicago last month. The Joint Meeting brings together the two major honorific societies for mid-career and senior physician-scientists leaders plus in-training early career members of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA).
Successful Genomics and Ethics Congress at UConn Health/JAX: Photos
This week nearly 300 people attended the three-day 2017 ELSI Congress on “Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe” on the campus of UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.
Love of Nature and Animals Now on Display at UConn Health
The art exhibits of both Lori Racicot-Burrous and Peter Simard will be shown at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health until Sept. 7, 2017.
Ancient Grains Reveal Roots of Early Social Inequality
UConn archaeologist Alexia Smith was part of a team that analyzed charred ancient grains to reconstruct the conditions under which crops grew, building up a picture of how farming practice changed over time.
Color Me Blue: Mapping Teen Suicides to Help Prevent Them
UConn researchers collected data on suicide attempt rates in towns across Connecticut in hopes of promoting prevention strategies.
UConn Runner to Compete in NCAA Championships
Sophomore runner Susan Aneno is the only member of the UConn track and field teams participating in Nationals this week in Eugene, Ore.
New Partnership Benefits Aspiring Special Education Teachers
Since 2015, Monique Duzant-Hastings has been working with students in grades 5 through 8 who have social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Thanks to the Neag School’s new partnership with her employer, the LEARN Regional Educational Service Center, she has now found a way to advance her career by pursuing certification as a K-12 special education teacher — at no cost to her. The new partnership offers LEARN personnel like Duzant-Hastings — a busy mother of three — the opportunity to apply for admission to the Neag School’s Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) in special education at UConn’s Avery Point campus.
UConn Health Builds Careers for Project SEARCH Interns
UConn Health once again teamed up with Favarh to help supply internship opportunities for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for Project SEARCH. The second class of interns graduated on June 2.