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Suddenly it Happened: Answering the Call for Climate Leadership

Two UConn environmental leaders applaud President Obama’s hoped-for stand on climate change.

Former men's basketball player Emeka Okafor, with children at the Clark Elementary School in Hartford, after announcing his $250,000 gift to the Husky Sport program. In the back row, at left, is Lashika James, a paraprofessional at the school. Husky Sport, developed by kinesiology professor Jennifer Bruening, uses UConn students as mentors in nutrition and life skills, and encourages children to take part in sports and physical activities.

Donation Takes Okafor’s Legacy Beyond UConn Sports Record Books

Former UConn basketball player Emeka Okafor has made a second donation to the Husky Sport program, which mentors Hartford schoolchildren.

Governor’s Signature Puts ‘Next Generation Connecticut’ Plan into Action

The bill, which received overwhelming bipartisan support in the General Assembly, went into effect Tuesday with Malloy’s signature at the State Capitol.

UCoUConn science Wizard and future physics teacher Peter Dufner '12 (CLAS), '13 MA, right, helps an Illing Middle School 8th grader test his poly putty. (Cathy Torrisi/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Bring the Magic of Science to Middle Schools

A group of graduate and undergraduate students spent three weeks giving hands-on polymer chemistry demonstrations at 12 Connecticut schools.

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Neuroscience Professor Wins Prestigious National Research Award

Rashmi Bansal received the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, a seven-year grant for research on a protein involved in multiple sclerosis and related diseases.

From left, Drs. Xiaofang Wang and Ren-He Xu of ImStem Biotechnology, a UConn spin out developing novel therapies using stem cells, that was recently issued a patent for human embryonic stem cell derived mesenchymal stem cells and the method of producing the stem cells. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health File Photo)

Health Center Researchers Awarded State Stem Cell Funds

Nine UConn scientists garnered a total of $4.5 million, the most for any Connecticut institution.

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NIH Awards $13M-plus for UConn Immunology Research

A federal grant funds five more years of UConn Health Center scientists’ study of immune response to infection.

Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava, director of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, in his lab. (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Center Photo)

UConn Doctor’s Vaccine Technology Shows Promise in Brain Cancer Treatment

The vaccine is based on the role of heat shock protein (HSP) in immune response, an area pioneered by Dr. Pramod Srivastava.

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A Message From President Herbst Concerning Next Generation Connecticut

President Herbst addresses the importance of Next Generation Connecticut to the entire University community.

Expanding the Pharmacist’s Role in Mental Health Care

The School of Pharmacy sponsors a symposium on the role of community pharmacists in dealing with patients with mental illness.