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Daily HeadlinesFebruary 7, 2019

As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study. (Shutterstock Photo)

LGBTQ Teens Face High Rate of Weight-Based Bullying

As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study. Read more.

An illustration, published opposite the title page in 'Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown,' depicts Brown emerging from the box he rode in for 27 hours between Richmond, Virginia, and Philadelphia in 1849. (Image courtesy of Martha Cutter)

The Slave Who Mailed Himself to Freedom

English professor Martha Cutter’s National Endowment for the Humanities-funded project will examine representations of anti-slavery activism and the life of a slave who shipped himself out of slavery. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ENG Olgac Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Czech Technical University

ENG Simulating Soil: UConn Researchers’ Technology Moves Sustainable Agricultural Research Forward

UConn in the News

Inc.

WNBA Superstar Maya Moore Taking the Year Off From Work (the Reason Will Inspire You)

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