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Finding Presence: Using Mindfulness to Transform Social Work Education at UConn

"Social workers carry the world’s challenges on their shoulders," says Associate Professor and course instructor Caitlin Elsaesser. "By practicing mindfulness—an energy of awareness—we nurture the presence and compassion that make transformative healing and advocacy possible."

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Power of the Pause Celebrates Menopause Equity, Joy and Community

Hundreds from Across Connecticut Gathered for the Free Community Event Hosted by the UConn Health Disparities Institute

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Better Hydration May Lead to Better Sleep

Sleep quantity and quality were both evaluated as part of the study

Three people standing next to a large display devoted to the Pandemic Journaling Project.

Pandemic Journaling Project Reminds Universities of their Impact

'Universities can be both a window into stuff that’s happening and a door to new ways of asking and reflecting'

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Researchers Hope Documentary’s Example Can Promote Common Ground in Connecticut

'One of the things ‘The Tennessee 11’ shows us is that people generally are on the side of less firearm injury and death. We may just disagree about how to get there'

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How Will Cuts to SNAP Funding Impact Connecticut?

Three UConn experts who have worked for decades to provide nutrition education through SNAP share insights on what cuts could mean for residents of our state

Wellness Concept. Wooden blocks with the eight dimensions; emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, environmental, physical, occupational, financial. A holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

UConn’s Popular Emotional Well-Being Course Now Free and Available to the Public

UConn faculty and students launch online resource to make emotional well-being content accessible to all

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How to Feel Your Best Self

The kids — too many of them — are not all right

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Pulling the Plug on Problem Gambling

An ongoing UConn study reveals that virtual reality may reduce addictive behaviors

Olivia Vanegas, a behavioral neuroscience Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychological Sciences, conducts a laboratory training with fellow psych Ph.D. students Carl Rodriguez and Antonio Matt Reck in the lab of Steven Kinsey, professor of nursing, in Beach Hall.

UConn School of Nursing Faculty Leads the Way in Cannabinoid Research

Steven Kinsey, Ph.D., wins the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) Mid-Career Award