A daylong research symposium June 2 at the UConn Health Center will focus on a painful blood disorder believed to affect nearly 100,000 Americans and millions worldwide. “Sickle Cell Disease: Translating Science into Action,” presented by the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, will feature eight speakers, including Dr. Biree Andemariam, a clinician-scientist in the Lea’s Foundation Center […]

UConn Health Center researchers have found that Nintendo’s Wii Fit video game offers patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) an effective workout – and because it’s more enjoyable, they are more likely to use. “Our study showed that COPD patients exercised at a relatively high percent of their maximum during three to five minutes […]

The medical and dental school students have chosen Dr. Robert Bona, Department of Medicine, to receive this year’s Loeser Award. The award is given to the faculty member who has the ability to evoke in students an enthusiasm for learning, a desire to emulate their own attributes of scholarly curiosity, and to give wholeheartedly to advance […]

What: Epic Shadows puppets of Andhra Pradesh, Nature’s Watercolors, paintings by Sharon Kocay, and Kindergarten Masterpieces by Eric G. Norfeldt School, West Hartford Where: Main and Mezzanine lobbies and Celeste LeWitt Gallery, UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington When: May 19 through August 24, 2011 daily 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. About the Artists: Epic Shadows is a special […]

On Saturday, May 21, a team of researchers in the Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology will leave their lab and put on their walking shoes to raise awareness about a rare disease they’ve been studying for years. Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neuro-genetic disorder that occurs in 1 in 15,000 births. Each year, the Angelman […]