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2012 Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford Community Partner Hall of Fame Award recipients (left to right): Luis Rivera, program coordinator, Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Hartford, Connecticut Children's Medical Center Injury Prevention Center; Josh Clauser, University of ConnecticutÕs Center for Public Health and Health Policy, Husky Nutrition; and University of Hartford Dance Department, Community Division on June 7, 2012. (Lisa Miceli Feliciano/Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford Photo)

Husky Nutrition Program Wins Community Excellence Award

The Boys and Girls Club of Hartford recognized the program for promoting quality, nutrition-based programs.

‘The Flower Guy’

A grateful dermatology patient shows his appreciation by bringing the office staff flowers once a week.

Print – Health Center in the News – June 2012

State stem cell grants awarded; medical care for migrant farm workers; two key players' paths cross again; DNA blueprint built for fetus; and the Health Center’s improvement project.

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Health Center Accolades – June 2012

Stevens among experts appearing in PBS film; Andemariam honored for sickle cell work; and Ford awarded grant for children's mental health issues.

Graduate student (Storrs) Nate Windon (center) and rising first-year medical students Melina Benson and Sean Burn make up the Coast to Coast for a Cure 2012 team on May 25, 2012. (David Burn for UConn Health Center)

Students Hope 4,000-mile Bike Path Leads to Leukemia Cure

Two UConn medical students and a graduate student are preparing to embark on a cross-country bicycle trek to raise money for leukemia research.

Biomedical and Public Health Graduate Students Hold Annual Research Day

The event highlights the accomplishments the students have made over the past year.

Dr. Peter Schulman, member of the Calhoun Cardiology Center riding team, rides with Jim Calhoun. (Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant, used with permission)

Calhoun Draws Hundreds to Raise Money to Fight Cancer

An estimated 1,000 riders, walkers, and supporters joined the UConn men’s basketball coach for his annual Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk.

From left: UConn Health Center Board of Directors Chair Sanford Cloud, State Sen. Gary LeBeau, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, UConn President Susan Herbst, UConn Health Center Executive VP for Health Affairs and Medical School Dean Frank Torti, and UConn School of Dental Medicine Dean R. Lamont MacNeil join in the groundbreaking...

Malloy Leads Bioscience Connecticut Groundbreaking

The first of the Bioscience Connecticut construction projects at the UConn Health Center is now under way.

‘Remarkable’ First Year for Bioscience Connecticut

In less than a year, the UConn Health Center went from having an uncertain future to being on the verge of a series of major expansion projects.

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UConn Researchers Voice Concern Over Proposed Addiction Guideline Changes

Thomas Babor and Yifrah Kaminer say the proposed changes could represent a step backward in diagnosing and treating substance use disorders.