With close to 400 undergraduate and graduate students and a distinctive array of facilities, the Department of Animal Science provides opportunities for students with varied interests and goals. “What’s unique about UConn is that our animal facilities are an integral part of campus,” says Steven Zinn, professor and department head. These facilities consist of the […]
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Hospital internship program aids at-risk population
The United States Census Bureau predicts that by 2030, when the remaining members of the baby boomer generation pass the age of 65, one out of every five Americans will be of retirement age. Medical facilities are preparing to treat a growing elderly population by focusing on reducing the length of hospital stays and increasing […]
CAHNR in the news
UConn Today reported on tanning bed research conducted by Professor Sherry Pagoto and published in JAMA Dermatology. One of the results was that people who used tanning facilities at a gym were more likely to fit a profile of addictive tanning. Pagoto is on the faculty of allied health sciences. See also Health, UPI, Popular […]
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Awards and accolades for CAHNR
The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) recently recognized PhD student Courtney Millar as an emerging leader at its Nutrition 2018 meeting in Boston. Millar was part of the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science poster competition, which recognizes the highest quality research presented by students and young investigators to ASN’s abstract categories, according to the Nutrition […]