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Daily HeadlinesNovember 9, 2017
Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, director of UConn Hartford, welcomes attendees at a Metanoia session on 'Islamophobia: A Form of Racism' at the Hartford Public Library. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Metanoia 2017: Confronting Racism Together

Members of the UConn community at campuses across the state took part in this year's Metanoia events on the theme of racism.  Read more.
A steady procession of 75 trucks loaded with concrete began at 4 a.m. on Nov. 8, to pour the site of the swimming pool at UConn’s new Student Recreation Center. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

At UConn, the Sun Rises Before the Concrete Sets

A steady procession of 75 trucks loaded with concrete began at 4 a.m. on Nov. 8, to pour the site of the swimming pool at UConn’s new Student Recreation Center. Read more.
A focus on positive coping strategies could help improve health for those who experience being teased or bullied because of their weight, according to new research by the UConn Rudd Center. (UConn Rudd Center Photo)

How People Cope with Weight Stigma Affects Their Health

A focus on positive coping strategies could help improve health for those who experience being teased or bullied because of their weight, according to new research by the UConn Rudd Center. Read more.
An exterior view of Wilbur Cross lit up teal to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

Wilbur Cross Goes Teal for Alzheimer’s Awareness

The University of Connecticut illuminated its signature building, Wilbur Cross, in teal last night as part of a global effort to call attention to Alzheimer's disease. Read more.
path in secondary forest; Lindero Sur.jpg: A trail bisects a large area of 32-yr old naturally regenerating forest on former cattle pasture near the south boundary of La Selva Biological Station in northeastern Costa RIca. This forest area has been monitored annually for 20 years, contributing to the dataset used in this study. Photo by Robin L. Chazdon

Reforestation: Knowing When to Let Nature Take its Course

Allowing Nature to restore deforested areas often restores them closer to the characteristics of the original forest than planting large numbers of trees, according to a new study involving a UConn researcher. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Sprouting Healthy Food Habits Early in Kids

UConn in the News

Science Daily

Tanning beds and risky behavior linked — in men

Yahoo News

Men’s tanning behaviors riskier than women’s, says new study

ABC News

Petition started to name street after Astros star George Springer

ESPN

Auriemma: Final Four loss needed to happen to help UConn grow

Nature

Behaviour: A lookout for luck

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