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If reaching the guideline seems overwhelming, just try to do a bit more than you did yesterday, and make it fun. Any improvement counts as success, say experts at UConn and Penn State. (Shutterstock Photo)

Move More, Sit Less – Great Advice, But How Can We Make Time for Exercise?

If reaching the guideline seems overwhelming, just try to do a bit more than you did yesterday. Any improvement counts as success, say experts at UConn and Penn State. 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.

Headstones in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

Sacred Space in Short Supply at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery holds a place in the American national imagination unlike any other location in the country, says history professor Micki McElya. But it's running out of space. Read more.

100 years ago on Nov. 11, UConn celebrated the armistice that brought World War I to a close. (University Library Archives & Special Collections)

‘Joyous Demonstrations’ Marked End of World War I

100 years ago, UConn celebrated the armistice that brought World War I to a close. Read more.

Yasmin Taib, '21 (CLAS) (center) performs with the UConn Taiko Club.

Celebrating UConn’s Global Reach

UConn Worldfest fetes UConn's international student community, and promotes global engagement and learning across cultures. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Mike Koppel ’78 Supports International Immersion Program

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

CLAS Meet the Researcher: Lisa Eaton, Human Development and Family Studies

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

LAW PILG Auction Exceeds Fundraising Goal

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

UConn in the News

Associated Press

For Many Families, ’Tis the Season for Matching Jammies

Quartz

India’s All-Female Police Stations are Better at Keeping Women Safe

Washington Post

3 Ways to Look at August’s Protests

Herald

Women’s Money Matters, Investment Exec Declares

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