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Sandra Chafouleas and Jessica Koslouski standing in front of their poster titled “Are We Seeing the Whole Child? Lessons from Four Years of ESSY Screener Development.”

UConn, Metamorphix to bring Whole Child Screener to Schools

Developed by Neag researchers, the ESSY Whole Child Screener helps schools look at students holistically

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Beyond Weight Loss: New Grant Supports Study on Weight Stability, Black Women’s Health

'From a public health perspective, prevention is as important as treatment. Still, what I observed was a large gap in prevention approaches to address obesity in Black women'

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Maintaining Momentum After Weight Loss 

A new NIH award will support a UConn-led trial for behavioral weight loss maintenance interventions

An adult granddaguhter supporting her senior grandmother when taking her for walk with walker in park in summer.

Relationship Study Finds Helping Dementia Patient Supports Even Their Spousal Caregiver

‘Providing support for the spouse and patient together as part of their medical experience could be a really good way to bolster the caregivers and, in turn, make sure there’s better support for the person who has dementia’

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Connecticut Foodshare, UConn Release Report Highlighting Food Pantry Experiences

76% of food pantry guests reported having to choose between buying food and another expense such as housing, utilities, or medical care

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Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Unhealthy Food Environments

UConn Rudd Center team shares resources to train the next generation of health researchers and support community-based programs

Molly Ferreira, Emily Wicks, and Sandra Chafouleas pose for a photo, each holding a Telly Award, shaped like a metal statue.

From Puppets to Podcast: Feel Your Best Self Continues to Grow

The tools that help kids and their caregivers navigate big feelings expand across ages and settings

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UConn Professor Takes on HIV/AIDS Denialists Yet Again

Kalichman talked with UConn Today about AIDS denialism, his recent research, and where we go from here

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Supporting Community Health from New Haven to Nepal

UConn Shrestha Lab pioneers digital care solutions for mental health, substance use, and HIV prevention

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Anna Tarakanova Recognized by ASME For Early Career Achievements

Her central contribution is the development of rigorous multiscale frameworks that connect molecular structure, statistical mechanics, and macroscopic behavior across complex materials