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

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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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Health and Wellness Management to be New Degree at Western Connecticut State University

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Health and Wellness Management to be New Degree at Western Connecticut State University

Western Connecticut State University in Danbury is offering a new degree for students interested in health, wellness and fitness as well as business. The B.S. in Health and Wellness Management integrates these interests into a comprehensive degree program that caters to students who want to start or manage a business that focuses on the health, wellness and/or fitness industries.

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Climate Action Plans to be Amplified by Outreach Campaign, Annual Municipal Awards Next Month

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Climate Action Plans to be Amplified by Outreach Campaign, Annual Municipal Awards Next Month

Sustainable CT, a statewide program that supports municipal sustainability initiatives, announced this summer that its 2023 cohort of Sustainable CT Fellows are working on developing strategies and materials for an extensive outreach campaign to support the implementation of EPA-funded Climate Action Plans across the state. 

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Yale Professor to Lead Session at Sports Statistics Symposium at Harvard Later This Month

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Yale Professor to Lead Session at Sports Statistics Symposium at Harvard Later This Month

With the demand for data, analytical tools, and a competitive edge on the rise in professional and collegiate sports, the 2023 New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports to be held later this month will feature new findings, applications, and insight into player performance and team success. A Yale professor will lead a key panel session.

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Women's Equality: CT Ranks 23rd in the U.S., Analysis Indicates

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Women's Equality: CT Ranks 23rd in the U.S., Analysis Indicates

With Women’s Equality Day – commemorating when women gained the right to vote in the United States – celebrated this past weekend, the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Women's Equality.  Connecticut landed in the middle-of-the-pack, ranking 23rd among the states.

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