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Daily HeadlinesMarch 5, 2018

Linda Pescatella (back center), professor of kinesiology, and Matthew Kostek, graduate assistant in kinesiology, (front left), analyze a student attached to a Biodex machine in a lab in the Kinesiology department.

UConn Expert on National Physical Activity Guidelines Team

Committee members volunteered for the task because of a belief in the impact this report will have on our country’s health as well as internationally for the next 10 years, says UConn's Linda Pescatello. Read more.

Two young women are indoors in a bedroom. They are wearing casual clothing. One woman looks sad, and she is being comforted by her friend. (Getty Images)

Mental Health First Aid Comes to Campus

UConn has begun offering mental health training sessions, becoming part of a national movement to make mental health first aid as widespread as CPR and first aid skills. Read more.

African Rhythms, Ideas of Sin, and the Hammond Organ: Gospel Music’s Evolution

The melding of African rhythmic ideas with Western musical ideas laid the foundation for a genre of African-American music, in particular spirituals and, later, gospel songs, writes UConn's Robert Stephens. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Improving Pediatric Asthma Care is Possible

UConn in the News

Los Angeles Times

Salmonella outbreak linked to kratom hits San Diego area

United Press International

Study: Pediatric asthma care can improve with personalized assessment

Science Daily

Improving pediatric asthma care is possible

Huffington Post

One Overlooked Detail That Could Improve Postpartum Health

New York Times