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Closer Collaboration and Community Outreach for Urban Sustainability, Together at Hartford Campus
The partnership between CIRCA and SCGI aims to help build more environmentally sustainable and resilient cities
December 9, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Study: USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program Underused By Connecticut Child Care Centers
Low program awareness and burdensome paperwork cited as common reasons for lack of participation, which costs the state millions in foregone federal fund
December 6, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
Six From UConn Named to World’s Highly Cited Research List
The list identifies researchers who produced multiple papers ranking in the top one percent by citations for their field and year of publication
December 1, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Companies are Pushing Sweetened Drinks to Children through Ads and Misleading Labels – and Families are Buying
There are dozens of options for children’s drinks in most supermarkets. Choosing the healthy options is difficult
November 23, 2021 | Fran Fleming-Milici, Director of Marketing Initiatives, UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health
Donors Bolster Scholarship to Celebrate UConn Law’s Centennial
'We wanted to reach people who had an interest and a desire to go to law school, but didn’t have the financial resources to do it'
November 18, 2021 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
UConn Celebrates its First-Gen Students, Launches Chapter of National Honor Society
The first-year class at Storrs includes 26% who are the first in their families to attend college, with even higher numbers at Waterbury (59%), Stamford (50%), Hartford (44%), and Avery Point (42%)
November 8, 2021 | Stephanie Reitz
Study: International Support for Policies to Address Weight-Based Bullying & Discrimination
Support is highest for laws that would make it illegal for employers to refuse to hire people because of their weight
November 4, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
Business Leadership Series: Retired Coast Guard Admiral Says Respect Must be Earned
The first woman to lead the U.S. Coast Guard Academy will speak at the UConn Graduate Business Learning Center on Nov. 10
November 3, 2021 | Claire Hall
UConn Law Announces New Policing Center
The new center will support policy-focused scholarship, host events, and advise efforts toward reform
October 27, 2021 | Jeanne Leblanc
New Study Reveals Marketing Disproportionately Affects Purchases of Sweetened Children’s Drinks by Households with Low Incomes
Researchers say restrictions on marketing of unhealthy drinks are needed to address health disparities affecting low-income communities and communities of color
October 26, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center