Rudd Center

Breastfeeding mother and infant with formula in the foreground

Formula Shortage Decreased Breastfeeding Disparities

A formula shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic created an experiment for the researchers to see if and how breastfeeding patterns change in response to the crisis

January 14, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natura Resources

Research & Discovery
State Rep. Jaime Foster provides opening remarks at the Moving Beyond conference

InCHIP Scholars Lead Conversations at Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy Conference

The Moving Beyond conference bridges research and policy to advance evidence-based solutions in Connecticut

January 7, 2025 |

Community Impact Research & Discovery
Panelists at the "Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Connecticut: Challenges and Opportunities" event

Rudd Center’s Marlene Schwartz Featured on Panel about Food Insecurity in Connecticut

Speakers at the Hartford event discussed strategies to help families across the state facing food and nutrition insecurity.

November 25, 2024 |

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Woman pointing at poster

Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment

Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities

October 23, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Community Impact UConn Voices
Photo of plants overlayed by text reading "Cultural food guide: tackling food insecurity"

Tackling Food Insecurity: Cultural Food Guide

The UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health is tackling food insecurity with cultural food guides

October 21, 2024 |

An older woman eats a meager meal alone.

Gray Divorce Puts Women at Greater Risk of Food Insecurity

American women who divorce after 50 have an increased likelihood of experience food insecurity, according to new UConn research

June 13, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Alumni Research & Discovery
An aerial view of students wearing cap and gown posing for Commencement photos at the gateway sign

UConn Provost Announces Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

The Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching

April 24, 2024 | Briana Huett, Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement

Community Impact University News
An aisle of sodas and juice at a supermarket.

Meet the Researcher: Tatiana Andreyeva, CAHNR

At the Rudd Center and in CAHNR, Andreyeva balances her research with mentoring the next generation of research economists

March 5, 2024 | Loretta Waldman

Research & Discovery
A doctor in a white lab coat speaks with a patient in her office.

Rudd Center Launches ‘Supportive Obesity Care’ Website

Resource is designed to help clinicians provide supportive care to patients of all body sizes

February 6, 2024 | Carson Hardee, UConn Rudd Center

Rebecca Puhl of the UConn Rudd Center (center) participates in a panel discussion on weight stigma and the media in New York along with Deborah Roberts, Al Roker, David Sloan, and Holly Lofton. (contributed photo).

Taking On Stigmatization and Body-Shaming in the Media

Rebecca Puhl of the UConn Rudd Center was a panelist along with national media figures to discuss the ways in which body weight and obesity are covered and portrayed in the press

December 12, 2023 | Carson Hardee, UConn Rudd Center