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In the U.S., about 7 -10% of adults and children have experienced significant parental rejection (Adobe Stock).

Rejection by a Parent Stings Across Cultures

Parental rejection leads to negative behaviors and emotions that range from bullying to anxiety

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Teaching Map Literacy Is Important Part of Having an Informed Public

People tend to look at maps as information that should be taken as fact without the need for analysis, but that’s a mistake

A large tree limb fallen in a residential street, flanked by orange traffic cones.

Study: Tree Trimming Pays Dividends for Eversource Customers

New England’s largest investor-owned utility’s tree trimming program increases grid reliability

Party-goers with glass of wine in hand around snack table

Healthy Holiday Choices

With another holiday season upon us, two UConn Health experts offer guidance on how to have less to undo when it's time for new year’s resolutions.

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Seeing Beneath the Trees: Using Robots and AI to Control Understory Invasive Plants

A PhD candidate and certified forester is developing a next-generation approach to invasive plant removal

Professors Patricia Rossi and Spencer Nyholm offer a class that's a gateway into the world of microbiology.

UConn Magazine: The Microbe Hunters

A coveted class explores the unseen life all around us

Students working materials found in the Dodd Papers, which are maintained by the UConn Library’s Archives and Special Collections.

Student Film Presents Story of Nuremberg through UConn Archives

Seeing the landmark trials through the eyes of U.S. prosecutor Thomas Dodd

Twenty-seven wooden angel figures placed in a wooded area beside the road in Sandy Hook after the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, USA. 16th December 2012.

How Conspiracy Theories in the US Became More Personal, Cruel, and Mainstream After Sandy Hook

The legacy of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012 continues to reverberate nine years later, including in how conspiracy theories have changed since the tragedy

Tired young mother sitting on sofa and working with laptop and documents while little kids having fun and making noise.

Women Are Facing Greater Interruption Challenges with Remote Work Than Their Male Colleagues

'Women have paid an additional price since the onset of the pandemic'

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NSF Renews Support for Diversity in STEM Through Alliance Based at UConn

NELSAMP has consistently raised recruitment, retention, and graduation rates for students from racial and ethnic minority groups who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in engineering and the sciences