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Alert? Drowsy? This rabbit photographed on the Serengeti Plain, clearly very alert, just escaped capture by a big cat. (Roger N. Clark photo)

Drifting into Drowsiness, Alarmed into Alertness

A psychology research group is studying what happens to the brain in the transition between drowsiness and the state of alertness.

Winter Warriors

Don’t let cold weather put your workout routine on ice.

UConn Health Accolades (Shutterstock image)

Health Center Accolades

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

Patient Deborah Galiette (right) believes she would have suffered a life-threatening heart attack had she not enrolled in the PROMISE study, led by Dr. Erick Avelar (left). (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Center Photo)

Patient: ‘Being Part of This Study Saved My Life’

The Health Center's PROMISE study aims to expose a common problem in cardiology: Deadly heart conditions can be undetectable to stress tests.

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Scientific Journals Notified Following Research Misconduct Investigation

The UConn Health Center has sent letters of notification to 11 scientific journals that had published studies led by Dipak Das.

Craig Rodner, M.D. (Lanny Nagler for UConn Health Center)

Congratulations to UConn Health Center’s Best Doctors

Hartford Magazine releases its Best Doctors list for 2012.

Watercolors Highlighted in New Exhibit

Ursula Korzenik enjoys using a variety of styles in her artwork and is inspired by impressionist landscapes.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy during a ceremonial bill signing at the Health Center after a final agreement was reached between the state and Jackson Laboratory. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Final Agreement Reached Between Jackson Lab and the State

During a news conference at the Health Center, Gov. Malloy said the laboratory will bring jobs and strengthen Connecticut’s bioscience industry.

UConn Researchers Awarded State Grants for Study of Tobacco-Related Disease

The Department of Public Health awarded three Biomedical Research Trust Fund grants, with two going to UConn faculty.

Sara Willen, assistant professor of anthropology, CLAS (Daniel Buttrey/UConn photo)

The Right to Health Care

Do undocumented migrant workers have a human right to health care? Anthropologist Sarah Willen studies the issue in Israel.