State Policymakers and Academic Researchers to Convene at State Capitol on January 9

State Policymakers and Academic Researchers to Convene at State Capitol on January 9

The Connecticut Scholars Strategy Network is partnering with State Representative Jaime Foster  (Ellington, East Windsor, and Vernon) and UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) to host the inaugural “Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy” on January 9 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

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Quinnipiac River Fund Supports Exploration of Impact of Salt from Roadways

Quinnipiac River Fund Supports Exploration of Impact of Salt from Roadways

Contamination of the Quinnipiac River in Connecticut was once so great that it prompted the first pollution control measure in the state and the eventual creation of the first sewage treatment plant in the Connecticut, according to the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Now, a new study is revealing more dangers.

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Front-of-Package Disclosures on Children’s Drink Packages Can Improve Purchase Choices, UConn Research Finds

Front-of-Package Disclosures on Children’s Drink Packages Can Improve Purchase Choices, UConn Research Finds

Adding front-of-package ingredient disclosures significantly increases caregivers' ability to identify the presence and absence of common ingredients in sweetened fruit drinks and flavored waters and unsweetened 100% juice, according to UConn researchers.

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