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Two of the remaining 2000 pygmy elephants on the island of Borneo. (Photo: Benoit Goossens)

UConn’s High-powered Sequencing Technology Leads to Rare Elephant Genome

Biologist Rachel O'Neill is part of a team that produced the first genetic sequence of Borneo's dwindling pygmy elephant population using high-throughput sequencing technology available on campus.

Seeing Below the Skin: Advanced Tools to Diagnose Cancer

UConn Health Center offers new technologies to track and visualize changes in the skin.

Catherine Maher '14 (CANR) says that her work "doesn't feel like a job, it's just another day at the barn." (Angie Reyes/UConn Photo)

Winter Break on Horsebarn Hill

Students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources know their work is never really done.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – December 2012

Health Center experts are interviewed about holiday health hazards; seeking clues to violence; A-Rod’s hip injury; the primary care shortage and more.

Young Carolers Entertain at Health Center

The Preschool One class at the Creative Child Center spread holiday cheer Friday in the main hospital lobby by “singing loud for all to hear.”

Bringing Holiday Cheer to the Patient Floors

Medical, dental and graduate students offered the gift of song to UConn Health Center patients.

NICU Toy Delivery

NICU Accepts Hundreds of Donated Toys

Connecticut State Police troopers made their annual delivery of toys and stuffed animals for families of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Going Gluten Free During the Holidays

Avoiding foods with wheat, barley and rye can be difficult any time, but especially when festive fare is everywhere.

Students light candles at the annual Kwanzaa Observance Dinner in the Student Union Ballroom on Dec. 7. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Kwanzaa Observed in Pre-Exam Celebration

Students welcomed the holiday season with a Kwanzaa celebration before semester break. The holiday is officially observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.

Winter Holiday Celebration on Dec. 6, 2012. (Matthew Hodgkins '13 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Gingerbread House Contest Taps UConn’s Holiday Spirit

The theme of the winter holiday celebration was the Roaring Twenties, in a nod to this year's UConn Reads book selection, The Great Gatsby.