Author Archive: Carolyn Pennington

• May 2, 2013 Common Habits that Harm Your Teeth Chewing on ice or opening stuff with your teeth may be convenient but using your teeth as tools can cause them to crack or chip.
• May 1, 2013 Science Is in His DNA Kareem Mohni is this year’s Health Center commencement speaker representing the graduate school.
• April 30, 2013 School of Medicine Holds Spring Awards Ceremony The Loeser, CAMEL and teaching honors, along with many new recognitions, were awarded to faculty, staff and students.
• April 30, 2013 Health Center in the News – Late April 2013 Health Center experts are interviewed about varicose veins; coping with violence; childhood immunizations; going natural; and more.
• April 29, 2013 Medical and Dental Students Play Games to Support Serious Cause The “Nothing But Nets” event raised money for insecticide-treated bed nets for African families.
• April 26, 2013 Genomics Institute Launching $1 Million Grant Program to Encourage Research Collaborations The grant program is being facilitated by the UConn Health Center and letters of intent are due on May 15.
• April 26, 2013 Pediatric Research Day at the UConn Health Center Harvard Medical School Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. Stuart Orkin, was the keynote speaker for the event.
• April 24, 2013 From Chemistry to Dentistry For Eric Navok, the nerves are building as his UConn School of Dental Medicine commencement address nears.
• April 24, 2013 Accurately Diagnosing Ectopic Pregnancy In this week’s JAMA, a UConn Health Center physician researches how an early correct diagnosis can reduce maternal mortality.
• April 19, 2013 Spring Sports Injury Prevention Health Center orthopaedic surgeon offers tips on how to stay injury-free this season.
• April 17, 2013 Indirect Path to Pediatrics Arija Weddle is the medical student speaker for the UConn Health Center’s commencement ceremony on May 13.