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SSW Research Faculty Support Mental Health, Addiction Services Statewide

The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) partners with the UConn School of Social Work to maintain the DMHAS Research Division, a unit that evaluates behavioral health issues of families in Connecticut

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Talented Newcomers and Returning Students Starting New Academic Year at UConn

The Class of 2029 includes a record 4,715 new students at Storrs and 1,850 at Stamford, Hartford, Waterbury, and Avery Point

Students walk past the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 5, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Launches its New Common Curriculum

'Hundreds of people have participated to make sure we’re ready to teach and advise in the new curriculum'

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UConn Examining its Academic Operations to Maximize Efficiency and Student Success

'Transparency is very important at any time, but in particular during times of difficult budgets'

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Despite Ad Bans, Young Children Frequently See Junk Food Promotions on YouTube and YouTube Kids

New study from UConn Rudd Center finds that children as young as age 3 are exposed to unhealthy food brand promotions when viewing videos on mobile devices

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UConn Adopts New Budget with Strategic Adjustments to Address Funding Shortfalls

'In this and everything we do, we will ask ourselves: Is this helping our graduation rate? Is this supporting student success?'

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UConn Hartford Receives $500,000 from The Hartford to Support Student Housing Scholarships

'This investment in our students is also an investment in Hartford’s future'

Elementary school students line up in a cafeteria for lunch.

Cuts to School Lunch and Food Bank Funding Mean Less Fresh Produce for Children and Families

During the 2022-2023 school year, about 28 million children ate lunch at school, with more than 14 million eating breakfast there

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UConn to Host 57th North American Power Symposium

NAPs serves as a launchpad for emerging scholars and a convening ground for frontier research in power systems, electric grid operations, renewable energy integration, and distribution-transmission coordination

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Celebrating the Heart of the UConn Experience

Inaugural teaching, advising, and mentoring awards ceremony honors faculty, staff, and students