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Cato T. Laurencin Wins 2012 AAAS Mentor Award
The 2012 AAAS Mentor Award will be presented to Cato T. Laurencin “for his transformative impact and scientific contributions toward mentoring students in the field of biomedical engineering.”
Health Center History: There’s More to Explore
This year’s celebration of the UConn Health Center’s 50th anniversary appears to have sparked an interest on campus about the Health Center’s history and how it became the institution it is today. “The 50th anniversary section of the Health Center’s website (http://celebrate50.uchc.edu) features a lengthy article highlighting various aspects of our history, but many employees, […]
Celebrating Life
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627217471349″] Norma Greene was first diagnosed with breast cancer and treated at the UConn Health Center in 1993. Thirteen years later, her breast cancer came back and she was once again treated at the Health Center. Today, Norma is cancer free and a true definition of the word survivor. Greene and more than […]
Graduate School Students Celebrate 28th Annual Graduate Student Research Day
The Graduate Student Organization recently hosted the 28th annual Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD) at the Health Center. GSRD is sponsored by the Graduate Programs Committee and takes place in June of each year. It is a celebration of the end of the academic year and the wide range of research that graduate students are […]
Congratulations to Pediatric Dentistry Residents
Graduation for the 2011 Pediatric Dentistry Residents was held at Avon Old Farms Hotel on June 18. First-year residents Natasha Bramley and Amy O’Callaghan held a lunch buffet and awards ceremony in honor of the graduates. The event culminated in a video that detailed the many events, exploits and experiences the graduates had over the […]
Curious About Your Cholesterol?
Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol, High Cholesterol – What Does It All Mean? Monday, May 2, 6 to 7 p.m. Onyiuke Dining Room Register by calling 800-535-6232. View the event flyer > Most people know that healthy cholesterol levels can protect your heart and arteries. By now most of us know about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol. […]
The Curriculum: “A Model for Other Schools to Follow”
This story is the fifth of a multi-part series on the history of the Health Center. The entire series can be read at the Health Center’s 50th Anniversary website. Educating and developing future physicians and dentists is complex. UConn’s Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine began with a curriculum that was among the best of […]
UConn Firefighters Provide CPR/AED Training for Avon Volunteers
Health Center firefighters are providing lifesaving training for the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD). The Avon volunteers are in the process of certifying and recertifying all their members in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), including using an automated external defibrillator (AED). The UConn firefighters are providing the training free of charge at a savings of approximately $3,000. […]
First Classes Admitted
This story is the fourth of a multi-part series on the history of the Health Center. The entire series can be read at the Health Center’s 50th Anniversary website. As construction projects often do, the massive one in Farmington, begun in 1966, took much longer than originally expected. The medical and dental schools were committed […]
UConn Well-Represented at National Academies of Practice Annual Meeting
The University of Connecticut was well-represented at this year’s National Academies of Practice (NAP) annual meeting recently held in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ruth Goldblatt, clinical associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine, was inducted as a fellow and two Urban Health Scholars were the first students selected to present posters at the meeting. NAP […]