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 […]
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College SNAP-Ed projects help thousands eat healthier
According to the latest data from United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS), about 41.2 million people are food insecure. People living with food insecurity do not have regular or reliable access to food, leading to “reduced intake, disrupted eating patterns or a reduction in the quality, variety or desirability of diet.” The […]
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Citrus tree has deep roots in UConn history
In the corner of a hallway in a campus greenhouse sits an orange tree that dates back to the beginnings of UConn. The tree belonged to Theodore Sedgwick Gold (1818-1906), who played an instrumental role in advocating for agricultural education in Connecticut. He also helped found the earliest incarnation of the school that would eventually […]