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Jim Calhoun, left, speaks at a press conference held at Gampel Pavilion to announce his retirement and the appointment of Kevin Ollie as head men's basketball coach on Sept. 13, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Calhoun Exits Sidelines, Ollie Takes Over as Head Coach

Men’s basketball head coach Jim Calhoun ended his Hall of Fame career on Thursday, handing the Huskies over to former team captain and assistant coach Kevin Ollie.

Urs Boelsterli, left, Winfried Krueger, and Theodore Rasmussen in a stem cell research lab at the Physics/Biology Building on Aug.29, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Finding the Pathways to Drug-induced Liver Injury

UConn pharmaceutical researchers are searching for a genetic link to a significant public health concern – drug-induced liver injury.

South Park Road Race at UConn Health Center

15th South Park 5K Is This Saturday

The student-organized fundraiser features free skin cancer screenings again this year.

Regina Cusson, interim dean of nursing speaks at a ceremony to dedicate the Partnerships to Advance Nursing Practice's Mobile Simulation Laboratory outside Storrs Hall on Sept. 10, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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.

UConn Health Accolades (Shutterstock image)

Health Center Accolades – September 2012

Dupont named chapter president; dental student receives award; Laurencin joins NIH committee; and cell biology student wins poster competition.

Ovarian Cancer – the Disease that Whispers

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – September 2012

Whooping cough increases; occupational illnesses decrease; Freedom from Smoking program returns; a closer look at circumcision; and the Health Center branches out to Storrs.

UConn Health Center 2020

Imagining the UConn Health Center in 2020

Strategic Refresh Launches

Edison Liu, president and chief executive officer, The Jackson Laboratory speaks at the UConn/JAX Genomics Symposium, held at the Student Union Theater at the University of Connecticut on Sept. 6, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn-Jackson Lab Symposium Features Genomics Research

Storrs, Farmington, and Jackson Laboratory researchers get together for two days of talks and strategy sessions.

UConn Awarded Federal Grant to Coordinate HIV Services in State

The funding will enhance medical care for women and children living with HIV/AIDS.