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Celebrating UConn’s Class of 2021
A tribute to a class who made the seemingly impossible look easy
May 3, 2021 | Tom Breen
UConn To Offer Master’s in Fintech To Meet Demands of Rapid Change in Finance Industry
From blockchain to mobile payments, the world of finance is changing, and UConn aims to make students ready for it
April 28, 2021 | Claire Hall
UConn Law Students Help Keep Tabs on COVID-19 Litigation
Getting an in-depth understanding of civil litigation as it unfolds in real time
April 20, 2021 | Camille Chill
How Social Media Turns Online Arguments Between Teens Into Real-World Violence
Social media isn’t just mirroring conflicts happening in schools and on streets – it’s triggering new ones
April 19, 2021 | Caitlin Elsaesser, Assistant Professor of Social Work
Parents Confused about Healthier Drinks for Kids Not Helped by Labeling of Fruit Drinks, Flavored Water and Unsweetened Juice
Clearer disclosures about added sugars, diet sweeteners and percent juice on product packages are needed to address widespread misperceptions about ingredients in popular children’s drinks
April 8, 2021 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
Rudd Center’s Schwartz Helps Develop Toolkit For Food Banks
Food banks and pantries need to measure in nutritional quality and not just bulk weight
March 23, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Too Hot or Too Cold? UConn Researcher Finds ‘Goldilocks Problem’ in Child Welfare Decision-Making
A major tool widely used in child welfare decision-making - and the way agencies try to implement it - may be hindering social workers.
March 9, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
Connecticut Zoning Atlas Makes the Case for Zoning Reform
The nation's first interactive map letting citizens visualize their town's zoning laws
March 8, 2021 | Kim Colavito Markesich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
There Was a Time Reparations Were Actually Paid Out – Just Not to Formerly Enslaved People
The payments went to former slave owners and their descendants, not the enslaved or their legal heirs.
March 5, 2021 | Thomas Craemer, Associate Professor of Public Policy
UConn Researcher Offers Lessons Learned from a Pre-Pandemic Study of Telemedicine Use
Looking beyond the numbers to better understand a complex health care question.
February 22, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance