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Nine Health Center Scientists Sharing $4.4M in State Stem Cell Grants
Ten scientists at the University of Connecticut—nine from the UConn Health Center—received grant awards totaling $5.7 million from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee, to support their pioneering embryonic stem cell research. Included in the awards to UConn scientists, was $1.29 million to Chondrogenics Inc., a new start-up company based at the Health Center, […]
July 21, 2011 | David Bauman
Coast to Coast for a Cure Cyclists More Than Halfway Home
Three medical students who are spending the summer cycling across the country to raise money for leukemia research have made it to the Central time zone. Rising first years James Alex, Greg Hebert and Tom Williams are pedaling their way through the Midwest, more than halfway through the 4,000-mile Coast to Coast for a Cure […]
July 21, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Arciero Honored for Contribution to Sports Medicine Education
Dr. Robert Arciero of the UConn Health Center’s New England Musculoskeletal Institute has been honored by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine for his contribution to sports medicine education. The George D. Rovere Award recognizes an orthopaedic sports medicine specialist who has demonstrated excellence in the education of his peers in the most current […]
July 20, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
High Marks for Geriatrics Rank Dempsey Among ‘Best Hospitals’
Led by its geriatrics specialty, the UConn Health Center’s John Dempsey Hospital has earned a place in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospital Rankings. Overall, Dempsey ranks third among Hartford metro-area hospitals, and is the only Hartford metro-area hospital identified as “high-performing” in geriatrics. Along with education and research in geriatrics, elder […]
July 19, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Preventing Obesity in Kids
A Health Center pediatrician says summer is a great time to get a child's weight under control.
July 19, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
A Symbiotic Relationship
This story is the eighth of a multi-part series on the history of the Health Center. The entire series can be read at the Health Center’s 50th Anniversary website. The UConn School of Medicine and area hospitals have always benefited from one another’s existence. With the University’s hospital so small, the medical school and its […]
July 18, 2011 | Noreen Kirk
Genetics and Developmental Biology Researchers Awarded Nearly $10 Million in NIH Funding Over the Past Few Months
It’s been a rewarding past few months for several Health Center researchers with the Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology. Five scientists have garnered nearly $10 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Over the last several years, the department has steadily increased the amount of federal funding it has received. This […]
July 15, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Dentists Travel to Alaska to Provide Dentures for Native Communities
A group of doctors from the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently returned from its annual outreach trip to the tribes of southeast Alaska to offer them much-needed dental work. The native people near Sitka have little access to dental care providers. The UConn dentists specifically work on making and fitting dentures. They were there […]
July 14, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
2011 UConn Cancer Research Golf Tournament to Support Technology Upgrade
Back for its 34th year, the 2011 UConn Cancer Research Golf Tournament tees off Monday, August 1, at the Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield. This event, organized by a committee of volunteers in conjunction with the UConn Foundation, has raised more than $1.5 million for cancer research, prevention and education over its history. Proceeds […]
July 13, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Health Center Receives Major Gift to Support Regenerative Engineering Research
The gift from Raymond and Beverly Sackler follows passage of the Bioscience Connecticut plan.
July 12, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington