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Health Center Staff Offer Input into Design of New Hospital Rooms

It’s important to get the input of the people who work at the bedside day in and day out, says the director of the Department of Staff and Patient Education.

A crowd of mostly students makes its way into the newly renovated UConn Co-op Health Center Bookstore on December 15, 2011. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Grand Re-opening for Health Center Co-op

The bookstore celebrates its relocation to larger, newly renovated space.

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Braving the Buffet During the Holidays

Health Center registered dietitian Linda York offers tips on how to make your favorite holiday temptations healthier but still tasty.

Preschoolers Provide Holiday Cheer

Watch and listen to the Creative Child Center’s annual seasonal serenade.

Artist Karen Pergande in front of the mural she painted for the treatment room in the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center)

Cancer Patient Paints Mural for Treatment Room

“It’s my way of giving back and saying thank you to all of the wonderful people who have cared for me here,” says artist Karen Pergande.

UConn Health Accolades (Shutterstock image)

Health Center Accolades

A roundup of recognitions for Health Center faculty, staff and students.

Keith Bellizzi, assistant professor of human development and family studies, in the Family Study Building's Dean's Lounge on Feb. 10, 2009. (Frank Dahlmeyer/UConn Photo)

Study: Despite Guidelines, Elderly Receiving Too Many Cancer Screenings

UConn researcher Keith Bellizzi says data on the efficacy of cancer screenings for the elderly is limited.

Research Focuses on Common Cause of Blindness

Health Center vision scientist, Royce Mohan, says his new study could lead to a drug discovery with global implications.

Two from UConn Health Center Named Health Care Heroes

Marc Lalande and David Rosinski are among nine honored by the Hartford Business Journal.

Landscape Artists Featured at LeWitt Gallery

The paintings of Jim Laurino and Mara Sfara will be on display through March 28.