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Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity Moves to UConn

A new partnership with the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity was announced today in Hartford.

The Public’s Perception of the Obesity Epidemic

Does the American public understand the significance of the country’s weight issue? Data from the Roper Center tell the story.

The final steel beam, signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and others, is hoisted into place on the UConn Health hospital tower, part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative at the Farmington campus. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Malloy Tops Off UConn Health’s New Hospital Tower

The 11-floor hospital tower is slated for occupancy in early 2016.

Dura Biotech (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

Tiny Heart Valve Has Big Potential for UConn Startup

A combination of biomedical engineering and sewing skills led to the development of a novel heart valve replacement that could save lives.

Golda S. Ginsburg, professor of psychiatry, at her office in West Hartford on Aug. 13, 2014. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Child Anxiety Expert Golda Ginsburg Joins UConn Health

Ginsburg, a psychiatry professor, joins UConn from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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Monitoring Work-related Illnesses in Connecticut

A recent UConn Health study shows the number of work-related illnesses in the state has declined but remains above the national average.

Dr. Bruce Gould, foreground, makes holes in the soil to plant seedlings, while UConn Master Gardener Sheila Dworkin plants lettuce in the community garden in the grounds of the Burgdorf Clinic. (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Photo)

Hartford’s Burgdorf Clinic is Rooted in the Community

An urban garden outside a North End clinic for the underserved provides fresh produce and education on nutrition and health.

Future Physicians and Dentists Arrive at UConn Health

Incoming UConn Health students – 144-strong – began the year with the presentation of the iconic white coats.

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UConn Biologist on West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak

Professor Kenneth Noll discusses the largest outbreak on record and why it is unlikely to spread to the U.S.

From left: Philip Montgomery, Julian Rose and Kitsha Alvarado, and Jeremy Figueroa-Ortiz (right) are among more than 200 graduates of Aetna Health Professions Partnership programs at UConn Health. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was the keynote speaker at their closing ceremony Friday. Dr. Marja Hurley (right) is director of the Health Career Opportunity Programs at UConn Health. Photo by Janine Gelineau

UConn Program Interests Youth in Health Careers

The Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative prepares students from populations underrepresented in health care fields for academic success.