Video
Calhoun Ride Back for Fifth Year
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2SXYwzcyU&feature=player_embedded’] UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, a three-time national champion and three-time cancer survivor, brings his annual fundraising bike ride and walk back to Simsbury for a fifth year. The 2011 NBC Connecticut Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk will be held at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows on Iron Horse […]
May 10, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Malloy, Farrow, Stress Community Service in Commencement Speeches
The speakers urged graduating students to remember their responsibility to the world.
May 9, 2011 | Richard Veilleux
A Memorable Year
A new president, national scholarships, a winning streak, a national championship, and more.
May 5, 2011 | Bret Eckhardt
May Is Melanoma Month – UConn Dermatologist Warns of Tanning Bed Dangers
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WCznpbdrY&feature=player_embedded’] As many women prepare for proms and weddings this season, they hope to obtain that healthy glow by heading to the tanning bed salons. But the color you may get from a tanning bed is anything but healthy, says Dr. Hanspaul Makkar, dermatologist with the UConn Health Center. Your risk of melanoma increases by […]
May 3, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Researchers Debunk Hummingbird Theory
A study using high-speed video showed that hummingbird feeding doesn’t work as previously thought.
May 2, 2011 | Christine Buckley
Canalis Delivers First Posthumous Raisz Lectureship
The second talk in the visiting lectureship named after Dr. Lawrence G. Raisz was the first since his death last August. An audience of more than 60 heard Dr. Ernesto Canalis, professor of medicine and orthopaedic surgery, discuss the highly conserved cell signaling system known as the notch signaling pathway. “I owe a lot of […]
April 28, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
The Right Thing to Do
UConn students are helping others at home and abroad through community service initiatives.
April 28, 2011 | Erik Duda
Library Books Can’t Escape Father Time
An exhibit at the Lyman Maynard Stowe Library shows the impact the years can have on the condition of books. Jenny Miglus, the librarian at the Hartford Medical Society’s Historical Library, created the exhibit to coincide with Preservation Week, April 24 to 30 as designated by the American Library Association. “Books age, just the way […]
April 26, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Thrills and Spills: UConn’s Adventure Race
Teamwork, stamina, and ingenuity were the order of the day for participants in the Adventure Race.
April 19, 2011 | Erik Duda & Ariel Dowski
New Digital Media Center Launched
The center will enhance research and creativity in the field of digital visualization.
April 14, 2011 | Bret Eckhardt