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When it Comes to Obesity-related Cancers, Where you Shop for Food Matters

For combating obesity-related cancer risk, simply having a source of healthy food nearby doesn’t guarantee healthier shopping habits

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Crystal Visions

A professor’s laser-powered journey to solving new quantum materials 

Early morning coverage of the Connecticut river rising above flood stage to engulf the car ramp to the ferry

Reflecting on Progress: CIRCA’s Decade of Increasing Connecticut’s Climate Resilience

Helping to navigate the obstacles to building a more sustainable future

Biobehavioral Research Lab manager processes samples in the Beach Hall wet lab.

InCHIP, School of Nursing Biobehavioral Research Lab Partner to Support Pilot Research on Behavioral, Biological Connections

A new collaboration between InCHIP and the School of Nursing Biobehavioral Research Lab will support research with potential implications for improving patient outcomes and reducing health care costs

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UConn Professor Examines the Health Risks of Life on the Road

Long-haul truckers play a vital role in the economy, but face a daunting array of health risks stemming from their work

Portrait photo of Professor Robert Bird.

Robert Bird: Legal Strategy is an Untapped Competitive Advantage for Companies

'Corporations that recognize this can unlock a storehouse of value creation that their rivals might miss'

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CASE Class of 2025 Includes 12 UConn Faculty Members

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Celebrates its 50th class with its induction ceremony to be held in Storrs

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Upcoming Discussions on Public Health, Ecology Designed to Get People ‘Thinking Globally’

'One of the main aims of the series is to get academic expertise down the pipeline and make it available to the wider public'

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A Stepwise, Coordinated Plan for Stone Wall Conservation

Stone walls are storytellers of the past, but we need a methodical way to document and manage them so they can reveal their secrets

Researchers work in a village in Peru.

NSF Project Evaluates Students’ Attitudes Toward Human Rights in Engineering 

Faculty from engineering, human rights, and education are integrating human rights into the engineering curricula to foster a more socially aware generation of engineers