New course helps fight student loneliness
September 06, 2024
September 06, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
The antidote to loneliness is connection, but making connections can be easier said than done that's where The Connection Project comes in. The new one-credit course aims to bring students together with the goal of combatting loneliness.
In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a national epidemic. According to a study corresponding with the announcement, "the mortality impact of . . .
The antidote to loneliness is connection, but making connections can be easier said than done that's where The Connection Project comes in. The new one-credit course aims to bring students together with the goal of combatting loneliness.
In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a national epidemic. According to a study corresponding with the announcement, "the mortality impact of . . .