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Daily HeadlinesJanuary 7, 2021

Leveraging Soft Skills to Improve College and Career Readiness

Neag School of Education associate professor Jennifer Freeman is working to improve college and career readiness for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Read more.

Two women volunteering in a food pantry pack boxes for distribution to hungry people.

Food Pantries Use Nutrition Information to Increase Healthy Food Orders

Food pantries are more likely to order healthier food when nutrition information is easily accessible, according to a new study by UConn's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. Read more.

UConn graduate Dean Mahoney, founder of the 'Merican Mule cocktail company, posing with a pool cue.

Alum Who Created ‘Merican Mule Cocktail Company Has Plenty to Celebrate

Dean Mahoney '09 (BUS) is in high spirits, as the cocktail company he founded in South Norwalk continues to grow. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Dr. Lakshmi Leishangthem: Focusing on More Than the Eye

UConn in the News

Education Week

A Primer on Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Education Secretary Pick (UConn at 3:52)

The Conversation

What Is a Margin of Error? This Statistical Tool Can Help You Understand Vaccine Trials and Political Polling

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Higher Ed Reacts With Shock and Condemnation as Trump Incites Mob to Terrorize U.S. Capitol

Connecticut Magazine

Find the Keys to Forming Healthy Routines and Dropping Ones that Hurt

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