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Rebecca Puhl of the UConn Rudd Center (center) participates in a panel discussion on weight stigma and the media in New York along with Deborah Roberts, Al Roker, David Sloan, and Holly Lofton. (contributed photo).

Taking On Stigmatization and Body-Shaming in the Media

Rebecca Puhl of the UConn Rudd Center was a panelist along with national media figures to discuss the ways in which body weight and obesity are covered and portrayed in the press

During the first week of the Summer Institute, high school students and teachers delved into learning about human rights issues together – a unique, highly intentional, and unexpectedly successful aspect of the program.

Human Rights Close to Home: A Unique Civics Education Program for K-12 Students, Supported By the Redstone Family Foundation, Launched at UConn

'I think we fundamentally underestimate how much our kids can learn even about the biggest and most important issues of today. We just need to teach them in ways that are relatable'

4 UConn students share recycling facts on posters outside a football stadium.

UConn Earns High Marks in Global Sustainable University Ratings

GreenMetric releases global higher education sustainability rankings for 2023

Preserving beets using canning technique, from farm to pantry

Ask UConn Extension: From Harvest to Feast with Home Food Preservation

Here are a few essential tips to ensure food safety when preserving foods at home

Key Events Push QuantumCT Forward

Development grant in hand, the UConn and Yale-led partnership is laying the foundation for a regional innovation engine

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall

Five Faculty Named Highly Cited Researchers

The list of Highly Cited Researchers is drawn from the highly cited papers that rank in the top one percent by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index over the past decade

US President Joe Biden stands behind a podium delivering a speech. The UConn and Dodd Center logos are visible on the wall behind him, and an American flag and flag with the presidential seal are visible to his right.

How UConn is Joining COP28 Commitments to Cut Methane Emissions

UConn, and UConn researchers, are dedicated to fighting climate change by helping to lower global greenhouse gas emissions

Jaron Hollander '24 poses with one of the puppets from "War of the Worlds 2023" in the Nafe Katter Theatre

Reimagined ‘War of the Worlds’ Less Scary, More Comical Thanks to Puppetry Grad Student

Hollander has directed circus productions, bringing together performers of different disciplines to tell a story that focuses on the visual. In a theater production, the story itself takes a bigger role

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

UConn’s Growing Research Strength Reflected in HERD Survey Rankings

Influential survey lists institutions according to research expenditures

UConn sign at sunrise with fall foliage

Students Cite Academic Support, Advising, On-Campus Housing as Top Priorities

Student survey provides insight to University's new strategic plan