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An image of a migrant sitting in a Migrant Reception Station in the Darien Province, Panama

InCHIP Dissertation Assistantship Award Supports Anthropology Student’s Research on Migrant Rights

"Despite the need for human rights protections, U.S.-influenced migration policies in Central America limit travel through legal ports of entry and push migrants to increasingly dangerous transit routes."

A woman wearing a pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness meets with a physician.

UConn Professor to Study Impact of Social Factors on Accelerated Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors

Despite progress, a disproportionate burden of cancer continues for many people disadvantaged by social, political, and environmental systems

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Exploring the Links Between Stigma, Drug Use, and HIV Vulnerability

HDFS Assistant Professor Raymond L. Moody has been awarded a five-year grant to investigate risk factors among Hispanic and Latino sexual minority men

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Meet the Researcher: Tatiana Andreyeva, CAHNR

At the Rudd Center and in CAHNR, Andreyeva balances her research with mentoring the next generation of research economists

A Pride flag and a trans flag hang side by side over a railing inside a state capitol building.

Stress of Being Outed to Parents and Caregivers: What Are the Mental Health Consequences?

'Policymakers should be aware of the harms that bills targeting LGBTQ+ youth have on the well-being of students and strongly argue for their right to disclose their identities on their own terms'

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Pandemic Journaling Project Archive Opens for Research

A repository of data detailing the personal experiences of more than 1,800 people living during the COVID-19 pandemic is available to researchers for the first time

A doctor in a white lab coat speaks with a patient in her office.

Rudd Center Launches ‘Supportive Obesity Care’ Website

Resource is designed to help clinicians provide supportive care to patients of all body sizes

A woman cooks in her kitchen while consulting her phone for information on healthy choices.

UConn Professor Launches Online Evidence-Based Weight Loss Intervention

This evidence-based method gives participants sustainable options and a supportive community in the face of restrictive or extreme fad diets

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UConn’s Popular ‘Emotional Well-Being’ Course Being Offered Again in Spring

'This course is an excellent example of ways in which UConn leverages its expertise to address issues of high priority to our students'

The Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

Conference to Connect Lawmakers, Scientists in Unified Mission to Bolster Connecticut

Knocking down the obstacles between policymakers and cutting-edge research