<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/bucknall-award-supporting-research-to-policy.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>07/14/2026</pubDate><title>Inside Look at How A Prestigious Teaching Award Is Advancing Impact of Research Shaping Public Policy</title><description>Supported by the William L. Bucknall Excellence in Teaching Award, faculty from across the University of New Haven reflect on how their participation in the American Public Health Association's Policy Action Institute is helping to strengthen research-to-policy translation, advocacy, and student learning.</description><hide-description/><author>Alvin Tran, ScD, MPH</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>July 14, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/general/2026/bucknall-award-faculty.jpg" alt="Faculty participated in the American Public Health Association's Policy Action Institute with support from the William L. Bucknall Excellence in Teaching Award."/></image><image-caption>Faculty participated in the American Public Health Association's Policy Action Institute with support from the William L. Bucknall Excellence in Teaching Award.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-arts-sciences</tag><tag>college-health-sciences</tag><tag>college-lee-college</tag><tag>name-alvin-tran</tag><tag>name-danielle-tolson-cooper</tag><tag>name-jessica-holzer</tag><tag>name-maggie-holland</tag><tag>name-saumya-ramanathan</tag><tag>name-yanice-mendez-fernandez</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-grad-public-health</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>