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Daily HeadlinesMarch 26, 2018

A family purchases produce from a farmers market vendor. (SNAP-Ed Photo Gallery, USDA)

SNAP Decisions: UConn Study Counters Food Stamp Misconceptions

A study by UConn Zwick Center researcher Shaheer Burney finds that, contrary to widespread beliefs, the SNAP program does not encourage poor eating habits. Read more.

At a welcome event Friday, Hurley emphasized the Huskies' proud tradition and promised to develop a championship culture for the program again. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Nation Meets Head Coach Dan Hurley

UConn welcomed the new head coach of men's basketball at an event Friday emphasizing the Huskies' proud tradition. Read more.

Angelina Gadeliya, assistant professor-in-residence and director of keyboard studies, tests grand pianos at the Steinway & Sons factory in Queens, New York, last October. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Let Them Play Steinways!

UConn students will not just be playing pianos, they will be playing Steinways! That’s thanks to generous donors who are purchasing Steinways with the goal of UConn joining the elite ranks of all-Steinway institutions. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ENG Meet the Researcher: Bahram Javidi, UConn School of Engineering

PHR Pharmacy Match Day Lifts UConn’s School of Pharmacy to a New England #1

UConn in the News

Public Radio International

Top Sports Leagues Heavily Promote Unhealthy Food And Beverages, New Study Finds

CNN

76% of sports sponsorships tied to junk food, UConn study says

Telemundo

Top Sports Leagues Heavily Promote Unhealthy Food And Beverages, New Study Finds

Smithsonian

The Fearless Pulitzer Prize-winning Reporter Who Paved the Way for Journalists of Color

Broadway World

UConn’s Ballard Institute Presents ‘American Puppet Modernism’ Exhibition

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