Pandemic has teens feeling worried, unmotivated and disconnected from school – July 22, 2021
Media Archives
UConn Today
Five Weeks at B.R.A.I.N. Camp Could Give Kids a Brighter Future – July 20, 2021
UConn Today
Neag School Researcher Testing Strategies to Support Teachers’ Intervention Implementation – July 15, 2021
Food Navigator-USA
Study Reveals ‘Major Limitations’ to Fast-food Industry Self Regulation of Advertising to Children – June 22, 2021
U.S. News & World Report
Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth – June 17, 2021
UConn Today
Color-coded Nutrition Info Helps Food Pantry Clients Choose Healthier Options – May 25, 2021
CT Post
Can gut health fight COVID? UConn researchers examine the link – May 24, 2021
CT Examiner
More Joy — Less Catch-up — Experts Counsel Local Schools – May 23, 2021
UConn Today
UConn Selected to Help Create National Network on Emotional Wellbeing Research – May 5, 2021
EdSurge
What Can Teachers Learn From Students’ Brainwaves? – May 4, 2021
UConn Today
UConn Health Researchers Receive a $3.1 Million Dollar Grant to Study Pandemic-Related Stress in Families with Infants – April 22, 2021
UConn Today
The Role of Communities in Refugee Resettlement – April 21, 2021
The Conversation
Bringing ‘behavioral vaccines’ to school: 5 ways educators can support student well-being – April 8, 2021
UConn Today
Parents Confused about Healthier Drinks for Kids Not Helped by Labeling of Fruit Drinks, Flavored Water and Unsweetened Juice – April 8, 2021
Food Dive
Fruit drink labeling is confusing to many parents, study finds – April 8, 2021
The CT Mirror
Reopening schools requires doing less, better – April 7, 2021
The Conversation
How social media turns online arguments between teens into real-world violence – April 5, 2021
UConn Today
Confronting Gun Violence With Scholarship – March 31, 2021
UConn Today
Helping Change Health Behaviors with the Click of a Button – March 29, 2021
UConn Today
Rudd Center’s Schwartz Helps Develop Toolkit For Food Banks – March 23, 2021
UConn Today
Too Hot or Too Cold? UConn Researcher Finds ‘Goldilocks Problem’ in Child Welfare Decision-Making – March 9, 2021
UConn Today
Q&A: Supporting Your Child’s Well-Being During the Pandemic – February 24, 2021
UConn Today
Public Policy, Social Work Researchers: Antipoverty Programs Can Help Reduce Child Neglect – February 22, 2021
The Daily Campus
‘Teen Suicide During COVID-19: The Second Crisis In Our Schools’ looks at how to solve a dire problem – February 18, 2021
The Perkins Platform
Teen Suicide During COVID-19: The Second Crisis In Our Schools – February 17, 2021
UConn Magazine
Helping Kids Decode their Brains – February 15, 2021
The New York Times
‘Right Now Feels So Long and Without Any End in Sight’ – February 15, 2021
UConn 360 Podcast
Episode 78: The Voice of the Huskies – February 10, 2021
The Conversation
How Connecticut’s schools have managed to maintain lunch distribution for kids who need it most during the COVID-19 pandemic – February 2, 2021
UConn Today
Nurse Researchers Study How to Increase COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination Among Underserved Hispanic Families – February 1, 2021
UConn Today
Onset of COVID Pandemic Significantly Threatened CT School Meal Programs – January 28, 2021
The CT Mirror
Trump’s reaction to defeat further confirms urgency for school focus on social emotional skills – January 19, 2021
UConn Today
Food Pantries Use Nutrition Information to Increase Healthy Food Orders – January 7, 2021
The Conversation
COVID-19 means a lot more work for families of children with disabilities, but schools can help – December 16, 2020
The Daily Campus
Distinguished Neag professor aims to help school efforts to integrate health and learning – December 4, 2020
The Hill
It’s time for COVID-19 disaster relief … for mothers – November 23, 2020
NBC Connecticut
UConn Professor Starts Foundation to Help Empower Those Affected by Rare Diseases – November 11, 2020
UConn Today
Concerns About Child’s Weight Increase Risk for Family Weight Teasing – November 9, 2020
UConn Today
Barriers in Food Access Contribute to Inequitable Risks of Obesity and Food Insecurity Among Food Pantry Clients – October 21, 2020
UConn Today
UConn Researcher Receives CDC Grant to Develop Social Media-Based Intervention to Prevent Gun Injury – October 20, 2020
UConn Today
Schooling, Caregiving, and Emotional Support during COVID – October 7, 2020
UConn Today
Weight Stigma Predicts Emotional Distress and Binge Eating During COVID-19 – September 10, 2020
UConn Today
A Spillover Effect: Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Dietary Choices – September 8, 2020
Disability Scoop
Pandemic Hitting Families Of Those With Disabilities Harder – August 28, 2020
UConn Today
Strategies for Fostering an Emotionally Safe School Environment – July 10, 2020
UConn Today
Rudd Center: Beverage Companies Spent More than $1 Billion in Advertising for Sugary Drinks and Energy Drinks in 2018 – June 23, 2020
UConn Today
Many LGBTQ Teens Report Bullying that Extends Beyond Their Sexual and Gender Orientations – June 15, 2020
Hartford Courant
Our Teens are missing so many milestones, but there are things we can do – June 14, 2020
UConn Today
School Wellness Policies Key to Ensuring New York Schools Adopt Healthier Nutrition and Exercise Standards – May 7, 2020
The Daily Campus
Research Spotlight: Looking at food policy with UConn’s Rudd Center – April 28, 2020
UConn Today
As Families Struggle During Pandemic, Children At High Risk for Neglect – April 27, 2020
The Conversation
5 things college students should include in a plan for their wellness – April 27, 2020
UConn Today
Coping With COVID? Mastering Social (But Not Emotional) Distancing – March 19, 2020
CT Voice
The Agony of Youth – March 1, 2020
The Atlantic
The Ominous Rise of Toddler Milk – February 4, 2020
UConn Today
Exploring the School-Age Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Landscape – January 31, 2020
Food Navigator – USA
Experts urge industry to work with schools to improve kids’ meals even as standards are rolled back – January 14, 2020
UConn Today
Healthier School Meals Are Evidence of the Success of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act – January 14, 2020
UConn Today
Researchers: Look at factors outside the family that cause child neglect – December 2, 2019
Scientific American
The War on Childhood Obesity Needs a War on Blame – November 22, 2019
CT Examiner
Barely Half of Connecticut Students Meet Minimum Standard of Physical Fitness – November 18, 2019
UConn Today
CSCH Co-Hosts Second Symposium on Trauma-Informed Mental Health – October 29, 2019
UConn Today
Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation – October 28, 2019
New York Times
How Children Get Hooked on Sugary Drinks – October 22, 2019
Education Week
There’s More to College Prep Than Academics – October 22, 2019
UConn Today
Ample Ads and Confusing Labels Drive Children’s Sweetened Drink Sales – October 16, 2019
UConn Today
Targeting Alcohol Abuse with Emotion Regulation Strategies – October 16, 2019
UConn Today
App Endgame: Detect Dyslexia Earlier – October 7, 2019
The CT Mirror
School food service, another divide between rich and poor – September 12, 2019
NPR
Praise, Don’t Tease, And Other Tips To Help Kids With Their Weight – August 25, 2019
The CT Mirror
We need trauma-informed preschool practices – August 22, 2019
NBC CT
Professor Urges Parents to Keep Kids Moving This Summer – June 7, 2019
Connecticut Post
UConn study: Weight-related bullying leads to poor health outcomes for LGBTQ youth – June 2, 2019
Morning Ag Clips
When did GMO become a dirty word? – May 14, 2019
UConn Today
Sandra Chafouleas Receives Award for Mentorship – May 1, 2019
UConn Today
Study: After-school Programs Improve Academic Outcomes – April 11, 2019
WRVO
Climate change, hunger, obesity need collective solutions, according to new report – April 14, 2019
Popular Science
Taxing soda would help make kids healthier – March 26, 2019
CT Post
CT food pantries pushed to offer more nutritional items – March 13, 2019
UConn Today
Many LGBTQ Youth Don’t Identify with Traditional Sexual Identity Labels – February 13, 2019
UConn Today
LGBTQ Teens Face High Rate of Weight-Based Bullying – February 7, 2019
U.S. News & World Report
Junk Food Ads Target Minority Kids: Study – January 15, 2019
U.S. News & World Report
Is Juice on School Menus a Problem? – December 26, 2018
UConn Today
At School Lunch, Healthier Options are Overlooked When Juice is Available – November 15, 2018
Hartford Courant
UConn Athletic Department Makes Strides In Mental Health Care – October 9, 2018
UConn Magazine
The Fight for Physical Literacy – Fall 2018
UConn Today
Adding Context to ‘Breast is Best’ – October 3, 2018
UConn Today
More Kids are Eating Fast Food – and Not the Healthy Options – September 27, 2018
Public News Service
Consumer Food Decisions Can Cut Climate Pollution – July 23, 2018
New England Psychologist
School psychologists: In a class of their own – July 7, 2018
UConn Today
The Science is Clear: Separating Families has Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences – June 22, 2018
UConn Today
LGBTQ Teens Experiencing High Levels of Stress, says National Survey – May 15, 2018
New Haven Register
Pediatricians look for the best language to discuss weight with children – April 22, 2018
WNPR – Colin McEnroe Show
‘The $12 Potato Chip – and Other Horrors – April 10, 2018
The Washington Post
Starbucks Classrooms, Plus Six Other New Approaches in Education – April 3, 2018
The Conversation
Will Holding the Cheese and Chocolate Milk on Happy Meals Make a Difference? – March 2, 2018
UConn Today
Sports Sampling May Reduce Injury Risk in Young Athletes – February 26, 2018
UConn Today
Healthy Drink Can Pack a Punch in Preschooler’s Lunch – February 22, 2018
Health Day
Think Little Kids are Safe from Food Ads? Think again – December 15, 2017
New Haven Register
Hamden clinic set to revolutionize autism, special needs world – November 16, 2017
UConn Today
Adding $1 to Minimum Wage = Less Child Neglect – October 2, 2017
The Boston Globe Magazine
Why America Needs a Population Czar – September 12, 2017
USA Today
Fast-food restaurants pledged to offer healthier options for kids. How have they done? – August 10, 2017
UConn Today
No Chocolate Milk? No Problem, Kids Get Used to Plain Milk – July 14, 2017
The CT Mirror
Health care providers endorse call for sales tax increase – June 20, 2017
UConn Today
State Leaders Attend Symposium on Childhood Trauma, Mental Health – May 26, 2017
UConn Today
Parents Concerned About Unhealthy Food Marketing to Children – April 19, 2017
Education World
Why Your School Should be Implementing trauma-Informed Practices – April 2017
The New York Times
Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class – March 21, 2017
CBS News
Big money spent marketing unhealthy baby, toddler foods – November 1, 2016
New Haven Register
Clifford Beers Program Turns Stress and Trauma into Positive Outcomes – October 3, 2016
New Haven Independent
Kids In 5 Schools Getting Trauma Help – September 15, 2016
Forbes
Junk Food Makers Market Look-Alike ‘Smart Snacks’ In Schools To Mislead Kids, Study Claims – September 1, 2016
UConn Today
Look-alike ‘Smart Snacks’ Confuse Students, Parents – August 31, 2016
The Lunch Tray
Study: “Copycat Snacks” in Schools Confuse Parents and Kids – August 31, 2016
UConn Today
New Faculty Projects Will Advance Academic Plan – July 13, 2016
UConn Today
Support Increasing for Laws Against Weight-Based Bullying – April 26, 2016
Food & Wine
Eating Two Breakfasts Is Better Than Eating None – March 23, 2016
WNPR/CT Health I-Team
Fight Childhood Obesity In Preschools, Child Care Centers, New Report Says – March 22, 2016
NPR
2 Breakfasts May Be Better Than None For School Kids – March 17, 2016
The Washington Post
Kids who eat two breakfasts are less likely to be overweight than those who eat none – March 17, 2016