{"id":4357,"date":"2024-06-04T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/?page_id=4357"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:56:46","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/home\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4357\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4357-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4357-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4357-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-blog panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-blog so-widget-sow-blog-grid-7c2cdda4cbe7-4357\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">News<\/h3>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-blog sow-blog-layout-grid\"\n\t\tdata-template=\"grid\"\n\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;featured_image&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;featured_image_empty&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size&quot;:&quot;sow-blog-grid&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_width&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;excerpt&quot;,&quot;read_more&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;excerpt_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;author&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;filter_categories&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;so_field_container_state&quot;:&quot;open&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;:false,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;}\"\n\t\tdata-paged=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-total-pages=\"10\"\n\t\tdata-hash=\"3cca0c1e\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-posts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5710\" class=\"post-5710 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-department-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/Spring-donation-webpage-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/Spring-donation-webpage-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/Spring-donation-webpage-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">2026 Spring Cleaning Donation Drive<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T14:11:22-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 18, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T15:00:47-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 18, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/community\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/department-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Department News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>This season, our department is proud to support 3 impactful initiatives dedicated to serving CT residents: Community Service Officer Jim Barrett\u2019s Homeless Outreach Program, Hands On Hartford, and Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants. As the weather gets warmer, and financial instability continues to rise, community support is more important than ever. About Community Service...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5899\" class=\"post-5899 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/11\/depression-research\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/03\/2-e1778523872631-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/03\/2-e1778523872631-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/03\/2-e1778523872631-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/11\/depression-research\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Advancing the Treatment of Depression<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/11\/depression-research\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T02:15:02-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T14:25:01-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Newer combinations of existing medications may help patients who haven&#8217;t found much relief from other methods. Dr. Greg Rhee within our department shares some new insights to help with depression. Check out the research:https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2026\/05\/advancing-the-treatment-of-depression\/<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5717\" class=\"post-5717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/27\/dr-angela-bermudez%e2%80%91milan-leads-community%e2%80%91driven-research-to-nutrition-access\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/1-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Angela Bermudez, Michael Raizin, and Lisbeth Moran with the greenhouse at Keney Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/1-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/27\/dr-angela-bermudez%e2%80%91milan-leads-community%e2%80%91driven-research-to-nutrition-access\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Angela Berm\u00fadez\u2011Mil\u00e1n Leads Community\u2011Driven Research to Nutrition Access<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/27\/dr-angela-bermudez%e2%80%91milan-leads-community%e2%80%91driven-research-to-nutrition-access\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-04-27T12:56:22-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 27, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T10:04:28-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 4, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/community\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Public Health Nutrition students at UConn Health are gaining hands\u2011on, community\u2011centered experience thanks to Dr. Angela Berm\u00fadez\u2011Mil\u00e1n\u2019s innovative approach to teaching public health practice. Through a partnership with the Keney Park Sustainability Project and local health programs, students are applying classroom learning directly to real community needs. In her Public Health Nutrition course, Dr. Berm\u00fadez\u2011Mil\u00e1n...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/27\/dr-angela-bermudez%e2%80%91milan-leads-community%e2%80%91driven-research-to-nutrition-access\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5677\" class=\"post-5677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/02\/cpes-research-pew\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-720x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/PHS-CPES-Group-Photo-09697-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/02\/cpes-research-pew\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">CPES Research Highlighted by Pew: Promoting Public Health via Cross-Sector Data Sharing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/02\/cpes-research-pew\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-04-02T15:14:19-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 2, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-03T15:17:23-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re proud to share that research and expertise from the Center for Prevention Evaluation and Statistics (CPES) at UConn Health, led by Dr. Megan O\u2019Grady, were featured in a recent article published by The Pew Charitable Trusts, highlighting Connecticut\u2019s leadership in cross-sector data sharing to strengthen public health policy and practice. The Pew article, \u201cImproving...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/04\/02\/cpes-research-pew\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5651\" class=\"post-5651 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-events\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/03\/24\/department-of-phs-proudly-supports-the-black-family-wellness-expo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-720x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"group photo of Jini Korcz and Mahir Khan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/BFW-2026-03951-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/03\/24\/department-of-phs-proudly-supports-the-black-family-wellness-expo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Department of PHS Proudly Supports the Black Family Wellness Expo<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/03\/24\/department-of-phs-proudly-supports-the-black-family-wellness-expo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-03-24T10:40:12-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 24, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-06T14:08:44-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/community\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp; On March 21, 2026, the Department of Public Health Sciences was proud to sponsor and host a table at the Black Family Wellness Expo. It was\u00a0a powerful community event dedicated to advancing health equity and addressing health disparities through education, connection, and access to resources. The Expo brought together families, community organizations, and health...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/03\/24\/department-of-phs-proudly-supports-the-black-family-wellness-expo\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5571\" class=\"post-5571 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/03\/20\/dr-angela-bermudez-millan-keynote-speaker-for-health-symposium\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/03\/Angela-keynote-speaker-pic-for-website-720x400.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/03\/20\/dr-angela-bermudez-millan-keynote-speaker-for-health-symposium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Angela Berm\u00fadez-Mill\u00e1n Keynote Speaker for Health Symposium<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/03\/20\/dr-angela-bermudez-millan-keynote-speaker-for-health-symposium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T11:19:35-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T11:24:45-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/faculty-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Faculty News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>We were proud to have Dr. Angela Bermudez-Millan, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, serve as the keynote speaker at the 63rd Connecticut High School Science and Humanities Symposium hosted by UConn Health. 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