Health & Well-Being
The Quest for New Cancer-Fighting Drugs in Marine Environments
Marcy Balunas, an assistant professor in the School of Pharamcy, has extracted a novel cancer-fighting compound from blue-green algae.
December 19, 2012 | Colin Poitras
Cancer, Aging, and Proper Care
The older you get, the more likely you are to develop cancer. A new book edited by faculty member and cancer survivor Keith Bellizzi explores the interface between cancer and aging.
November 28, 2012 | Christine Buckley
Graduate Student Working to Develop New Anti-Cancer Agents
Sophia Nnenna Ononye, a Ph.D. student in pharmaceutical sciences, hopes her research will pave the way for more effective cancer therapy in the future.
November 14, 2012 | Miro Paridis '13 (CLAS)
UConn Wins Prestigious Federal Grants to Bolster Graduate Students in Critical Fields
The University has secured five awards in a highly competitive federal grant program to attract talented graduate students to critical areas of nursing, education, and engineering.
October 3, 2012 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Introduces Nation’s First Correctional Nursing Training Van
The vehicle will travel to Connecticut prisons and provide on-site professional training for correctional facility nurses.
September 10, 2012 | Stephanie Reitz
Malloy Leads Bioscience Connecticut Groundbreaking
The first of the Bioscience Connecticut construction projects at the UConn Health Center is now under way.
June 12, 2012 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Health Center-Jackson Lab Project Among Top 10 Business Deals of 2011
The annual list from Site Selection magazine salutes the best corporate facility projects in the world.
May 21, 2012 | Maureen McGuire
School of Nursing Offers New Advanced Degree Program
The new four-year program, which focuses on advanced clinical practice, offers a variety of specialized tracks.
February 13, 2012 | Lynnette Repollet '12 (CLAS)
Study: Despite Guidelines, Elderly Receiving Too Many Cancer Screenings
UConn researcher Keith Bellizzi says data on the efficacy of cancer screenings for the elderly is limited.
December 12, 2011 | Richard Veilleux
UConn Patented Instrument Helps Reduce Risks in Drug Development
A team of faculty and students from pharmacy and engineering has invented an instrument that could help pharmaceutical companies develop new medicines more efficiently.
November 3, 2011 | Colin Poitras