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Multidisciplinary Team Wins $3M for Graduate Program
'We want every grad student in the University to know they can apply to join TRANSCEND'
Study: Better Eating, More Activity at Family Child Care Homes that Focused on Best Practices
'Providers were very concerned about the health of the kids. They really feel like an extended family member, and they want more training to do a better job of providing healthy foods and activities'
Finding Social Support Through Social Media During COVID Lockdowns
Despite its bad rap, UConn researchers found social media provided support across age groups in Spain during pandemic lockdowns
UConn Magazine: College Bowl
Fame is fickle. But while it lasts, it sure can be fun. That’s one lesson members of UConn’s 1961 and 1970 “GE College Bowl” teams say they learned.
Can Food Taxes and Subsidies Help Improve Health Outcomes?
Researchers are working to connect the dots between fiscal food policies and consumer health
Getting Injured Athletes Back in the Game
The UConn Institute for Sports Medicine offers return-to-play training to help athletes come back from their injuries safely and confidently
Light It Up: Using Firefly Genes to Understand Cannabis Biology
This research will help hemp and cannabis farmers better control levels of CBD and THC in their crops
“By Us, For Us”: First Queer Science Conference Creates Connections
Forty-three high school students and 13 members of the UConn community came together to celebrate science – and themselves – in the first Queer Science Conference
UConn Magazine: Giants Among Us
The first lesson imparted by Frank Costigliola as we motor and meander around his 195-acre farm a few miles from campus in Storrs is his secret to balancing research, writing, teaching, and farming: a carefully calibrated system of napping.
An Experimental Treatment Failed in Mice, and Researchers Did the Right Thing: They Published About It
The knowledge could help steer scientists toward more promising approaches