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Daily HeadlinesNovember 14, 2018

African-American male teacher standing before students (8-10) with hands raised. (Getty Images)

Black Students Who Have One Black Teacher Are More Likely To Go To College

The influence of having a black teacher can make a monumental difference in a black student’s life, and the effect begins early in an education, according to a new study co-authored by UConn's Joshua Hyman. Read more.

Mother and daughter having fun in natural environment. (Getty Images)

5 Takeaways on Exercise Guidelines by Age

UConn's Linda Pescatello and other top researchers nationwide authored the latest edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released this week. Read more.

West Indian migrant workers from Jamaica cultivating tobacco under shade netting on the DuBon farm of the Imperial Agricultural Corp. in Windsor in the 1950s. (Courtesy of Windsor Historical Society)

The History of the Largest Foreign-Born Population in the State

Historian Fiona Vernal traces the beginnings of Connecticut's West Indian population back to the 1940s, when they came as guest workers replacing Americans who had left their jobs to fight in World War II. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Weight: What’s a gene got to do with it?

ENG UConn Spinout, Biorasis Receives $3M from Helmsley Charitable Trust

PHR Pharmacy and High School Students Team Up to Address Prescription Drug Abuse

LAW PILG Auction Exceeds Fundraising Goal

UConn in the News

Associated Press

For Many Families, ’Tis the Season for Matching Jammies

Medicine Newsline

Alcohol Ads on Social Media Sites Increase Desire to Drink

Times News

How Facebook Aids in Promoting Alcohol Abuse