InCHIP External Media Archive

Media coverage of InCHIP’s Principal Investigators, grants, projects, and programs.

March 2024

March 8, 2024
Hartford Courant
What families need to know to safely store firearms at home
CT Public Rethinking weight and health in the age of Ozempic

March 3, 2024
CT By The Numbers
Supportive obesity care a subject of attention at UConn

January 2024

January 11, 2024
CT Mirror
For progress, put Connecticut lawmakers and researchers in the same room

January 10, 2024
WalletHub
The Real Cost of Smoking by State (2024)

December 2023

December 27, 2023
Hartford Courant
We love dollar stores in CT. But here’s what can happen when they move in: study

December 21, 2023
Louisville Courier Journal
The year of Safer Sidelines: The Courier Journal’s athlete safety project is fueling change

December 17, 2023
CT Insider
‘Cruel’ social media posts target nursing home residents across US, CT research shows
Washington Post Dozens of assisted-living residents died after wandering away unnoticed

December 12, 2023
CT Public
New study quantifies social cost of untreated traumatic childhood experiences at $14 trillion

December 11, 2023
CT Post Here’s what to know about Connecticut’s gun laws, from background checks to backyard shooting

November 2023

November 20, 2023
KFF Health News/New York Times What to know about assisted living
Arizona Republic Arizona senior care centers face little accountability when residents, staff are sexually assaulted

November 16, 2023
Glamour The best holiday gift? Keeping your mouth shut about my body

November 8, 2023
The Conversation Ketamine can rapidly reduce symptoms of PTSD and depression, new study finds
Yahoo! News How SCOTUS’ decision on a law disarming domestic abusers could impact you

October 2023

October 26, 2023
CT Public Misconceptions around food insecurity: “It’s about more than food”

October 21, 2023
Star Tribune Cluster of Minnesota bed-rail deaths reveals elder-care threat

September 2023

September 29, 2023
CT Public CT ranks 5th in the nation for impaired driving deaths. Commercialized cannabis could make it worse

September 25, 2023
Wallet Hub 2023’s Best cities for vegans and vegetarians

September 20, 2023
Oprah Daily Weight bias is getting in the way of your health

September 19, 2023
New York Post 11 best multivitamins for women in 2023, with medical expert tips

September 17, 2023
New Zealand Herald Why fat discrimination in the workplace is legal in New Zealand

September 14, 2023
NBC News Two purported weight loss supplements may contain a hidden, poisonous ingredient

August 2023

August 31, 2023
Nylon TikTok’s tanning bed comeback should be a warning

August 26, 2023
CT Post CT researcher writes children’s book that debunks misconceptions about dementia

August 21, 2023
Salon From fatal eyedrops to mislabeled melatonin, why the FDA is failing the public

August 18, 2023
The 19th States are banning LGBTQ+ subjects in schools. Most students say they were never taught about them anyway

Market Watch Do you know where your prescription drugs come from? Why you should.

August 14, 2023
WLRN How deadly is Florida heat? Experts say official numbers don’t show the whole picture

August 10, 2023
The Delaware News Journal Delaware assisted living conditions haven’t changed in decades. Is now the time?

August 7, 2023
U.S. News and World Report Some schools respond to child obesity by focusing on water

August 3, 2023
ESPN – Heat stroke, air quality prompt concerns for athlete safety

July 2023

July 31, 2023
NBC News – $11 million awarded to family of woman who died after taking kratom, an opioid-like herb

July 27, 2023
Miami Herald – Calls for change after Florida farmworker, 29, dies in heat. ‘Is that what we deserve?’

July 21, 2023
Athletic Business – Beat the Heat: resources for keeping athletes safe this summer

July 20, 2023
McKnights Long-Term Care News – Many nursing home staff fearful of retaliation by superiors: study