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Daily HeadlinesJanuary 15, 2019

Sally Reis, left, and Rachel Rubin in the South Reading Room of Wilbur Cross Building on Jan. 3, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Joins BOLD Women’s Leadership Network

Each year, seven female UConn students will benefit from opportunities for career development and support, thanks to a grant from Helen Gurley Brown’s Pussycat Foundation. Read more.

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Food Ads Target Black and Hispanic Youth with Unhealthy Products

Black children and teens each viewed an average of more than 16 food-related ads per day in 2017, compared to 8.8 ads-per-day for white children and 7.8 ads for white teens. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

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UConn in the News

Health Day

Junk Food Ads Target Minority Kids: Study

CNN

Black and Hispanic Youth are Targeted with Junk Food Ads, Research Shows

Huffington Post

Junk Food Companies Spend Billions Of Dollars On Ads Targeting Black Children

Health Medicine Network

Food Ads Targeting Black and Hispanic Youth Almost Exclusively Promote Unhealthy Products

Hearst news

Report Finds Sugar, Junk Food Advertised More to Black, Hispanic Kids

Medicine Newsline

Genetically Modified Food Opponents Know Less Than They Think, Research Finds

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