Allied Health Sciences

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From Public Health to Platform and Marketing for Startups – Sumia Shaikh’s Unconventional Path to Venture Capital

Shaikh is using her knowledge of public health to advance health innovation and equity in entrepreneurship

Aerial (drone) view of the large letter UConn Sign on Oct. 15, 2019.

UConn Graduate Earns Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

Brennan’s long-term goal is to develop a holistic primary health clinic that offers evidence-based care inclusive of a patient’s body, mind, circumstances, culture, spirituality and environment

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Summer School

Seventy students spent 10 weeks immersed in the world of research and entrepreneurship. At Summer Research Day 2023, they got to show off

New Grant Evaluates Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island Initiative

UConn researchers are evaluating innovations Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island is implementing to determine their efficacy and provide data to support their expansion

The UConn Waterbury campus.

UConn to Expand Waterbury Presence with Lease of Space in Building Adjacent to Campus

The plan is among many partnerships and collaborations that UConn Waterbury has built with the community

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Abortion Infodemic: Allied Health Science Researchers Describe a Troubling Information Landscape

A team of UConn researchers explores the disinformation landscape after Roe v. Wade was overturned

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USDA Grant to Provide Career Opportunities, Sponsor CAHNR Students at UConn Waterbury and UConn Stamford

The CAHNR Fellows Program will connect undergraduate students from UConn Waterbury and UConn Stamford to scholarships, experiential learning, and career training in the fields of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences

A woman holds her smartphone above a salad bowl, tracking the calories of the food on a dieting app.

Diet Tracking: How Much is Enough to Lose Weight?

'You don't need to have perfect tracking every day to lose a clinically significant amount of weight'

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Study Finds Strong Interest in Injectable PrEP for Understudied Malaysian Population

This novel study explored an understudied group and assessed their interest in a new injectable form of pre-exposure prophylaxis

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Scenes from CAHNR Commencement

This weekend with friends, families, and faculty by their sides, 500 CAHNR students turned their tassels and embarked on their next chapter