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Daily HeadlinesNovember 7, 2019

A member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation harvests heirloom at their farm located in North Stonington Ct. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension have been collaborating thanks to a USDA Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program to enhance agricultural production, food security, and health of tribal community members.

UConn Extension Growing Food With the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension are collaborating to enhance agricultural production, food security, and health of tribal community members. Read more.

Businessman shaking hands with client before meeting in office conference room

Hometown Advantage? CEOs Tend to Acquire Companies in Familiar Stomping Grounds

Companies are 2.5 times more likely to acquire firms headquartered in the state where their CEO grew up than similar firms located elsewhere, says new study. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Understanding Alzheimer’s

CAHNR Meet undergraduate student Erin Flajnik

CAHNR Economist developing tools to understand trade war effects on agriculture industry

LAW Otis Elevator Executive Gives Back with Law School Scholarship

UConn in the News

City & State

Puerto Rican Evacuees are Still in New York, Still Struggling

Tribune news

Op-ed: The Special Bond Among Veterans – Knowing What it Means to Serve

Washington Post

The Happy Meal, a Triumph of Marketing Blamed for Childhood Obesity, is Turning 40

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