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2022

  • December

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      WELL Center Researcher Explores Food Addiction with NIH-Funded Grant

      December 20, 2022

      Before being proven as addictive and damaging, cigarettes gained the attention of children through relatable slogans, cartoon characters and attractive designs. Only with marketing regulation and research detailing the destructive effects of tobacco did smoking slowly become less attractive to its young audience. But the marketing of harmful substances to vulnerable populations hasn’t gone away entirely. Instead, it has switched focus to another product: ultra-processed foods, commonly known as “junk food.” Erica LaFata, PhD, an assistant research professor in the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), was recently awarded a grant to explore food addiction in relation to ultra-processed foods.

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      December 16, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • November

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      November 04, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • October

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      October 07, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • September

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      September 09, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • August

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      August 12, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • July

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      July 11, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • June

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      June 10, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • May

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      May 13, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • April

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      April 08, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • March

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      March 11, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • February

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      CoAS Accomplishments in Brief

      February 07, 2022

      We are pleased to recognize the recent grants, publications, presentations, awards and honors of the members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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  • January