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Weight Teasing from Different Family Members Linked to Harmful Health Outcomes for Adolescents

Weight teasing from mothers emerged as the most consistently significant family source associated with negative outcomes

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‘Sense of Belonging, Sense of Purpose’ – A Conversation with Maj. Gen. Francis Evon and Interim Provost Pamir Alpay

UConn, largely through its Office of Veterans and Military Programs, has built a culture of support for both active and retired servicemen and women seeking to pursue academic opportunities at the University

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The War Continues: Russia and Ukraine 

Kristina Hook draws on her long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Ukraine providing a zoomed-in view of the war as it is lived and fought

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UConn Establishes Endowed Accounting Professorship with KPMG

Professorship strengthens faculty leadership and academic excellence in accounting

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From Antibiotic Discovery to the Role of Religion in Health, Pre-Med Student Has Already Investigated Major Questions in the Medical World

Hailey DeWalt is not slowing down as she approaches graduation

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The Push to Erase Medical Debt: Huskies at a Nationwide Kickoff

A UConn sibling duo and Yale graduate headed to California to represent the World Economic Forum Global Shapers New Haven hub and commence the ‘Shred the Debt’ nationwide campaign

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UConn Ph.D. Uses High-Tech Tools to Help Urban Planners Make Cities Safer

Research grounded in a simple idea: the environment can shape human safety both directly and indirectly

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Meet the Graduate: Malak Nechnach ’26 (CLAS)

From Morocco to UConn, Malak Nechnach helps first-year students find their footing just like she did

Two female graduates are seen hugging each other as they celebrate finally being done their education. They are dressed in formal black gowns and have caps on.

New UConn-Dartmouth Study: Racial Diversity in Higher Ed Leads to Higher Salaries for Grads

Researchers examined more than 6,000 cohorts of MBA and law students over several decades and found that having even one additional minority student among a cohort of 100 students increased starting salaries cumulatively across the cohort by up to $30,000

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UConn Library Lab Wins Prestigious Sustainability Designation

The Conservation Lab - which oversees the library's collections - is the first at UConn to earn Gold Certification from My Green Lab