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Health Center Accolades – June 2013
Communications team wins award; Animal Care earns accreditation; dental school recognizes Dr. Gworek; and Health Center hosts a successful amateur radio field day.
Graduate Student Research Day Founder Speaks at 30th Event
Pamela Marino with the National Institutes of Health says the training she received at UConn laid the groundwork for her success.
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.
UConn Medical Students Lead Anti-Bullying Class
They find the teens perceive them as more accessible and approachable than teachers or clinicians.
Health Center in the News – June 2013
Health Center experts are interviewed about electronic cigarettes, Yankees and Red Sox injuries, teenage pot use, staying healthy in the heat, and more.
UConn Health Center’s Wendy Martinson Is a CHA Healthcare Hero
Nurse, quality assurance specialist, “has improved the lives of hundreds of heart failure patients.”
How Medical Residency Is Like ‘Lord of the Rings’
Dr. Runjhun Misra explains in her graduation address to her residency class.
Bioscience Connecticut: Year One Milestones
The first year of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative has seen more than 500 new jobs on the Health Center campus and steady progress on all goals.
Health Center Researchers Awarded State Stem Cell Funds
Nine UConn scientists garnered a total of $4.5 million, the most for any Connecticut institution.
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.