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If You Stock It, Will They Buy It?

A UConn study finds that when corner stores offer a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, customers are more likely to buy them.

Nurse attending to an elderly person.

School of Nursing Offers New Advanced Degree Program

The new four-year program, which focuses on advanced clinical practice, offers a variety of specialized tracks.

Bioscience Connecticut Progress Report

The latest on the Bioscience Connecticut project, from a town hall meeting held at the Health Center on Thursday.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – February 10, 2012

The latest advances in heart surgery; pros and cons of the PSA test; and how sanitary is that ice in your drink?

U.S. Army dental symposium

Dental School Hosts Demonstration of Army’s Humanitarian Mission Capability

The UConn School of Dental Medicine held a symposium featuring the U.S. Army Medical Department and a showcase of its approach to global humanitarian missions.

Mei Wei, associate professor of chemical materials and biomolecular engineering, in her lab at the Institute for Materials Science. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Federal Grants to Fund Tissue Regeneration Research

Biomedical engineer Mei Wei hopes her team's tissue regeneration research may ultimately help reverse the progression of osteoarthritis.

UConn President Susan Herbst.

UConn’s Role in Driving Economic Development

As a part of its mission, UConn is responsible for fostering the kind of innovative thinking that will ultimately lead to the creation of jobs and thriving new business ventures.

5 New Physicians at UConn Health Center

Two neurologists, a urologist, an infectious disease specialist, and an obstetrician/gynecologist have joined the clinical faculty and are now seeing patients.

Distracted Doctoring – Is It Really a Concern?

A UConn medical resident offers her perspective on whether smart devices are negatively impacting patient care.

Kickin’ Off Heart Month

The UConn Health Center’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center is celebrating American Heart Month with several fun and educational activities.