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Health Center Commencement 2011
The Health Center’s commencement ceremony held May 15 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford recognized 78 graduates from the School of Medicine, 41 from the School of Dental Medicine and 26 from the Graduate School. The commencement address guest speaker was Henry Lee, an endowed professor and founder of the Forensic Science program at […]
May 16, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Graduate School Commencement Speaker: A Scientific Mind
The UConn Health Center’s 2011 Graduate School commencement speaker is already well involved in the next scholarly phase of her life. “I’ve always been interested in science, particularly biology,” says Kristina Kapinas, who defended her biomedical sciences Ph.D. thesis in October. Since November she has been a postdoctoral fellow at UMass Worcester. “Science is fun because […]
May 12, 2011 | Tina Encarnacion
Physician Leadership Symposium – Developing Skills Not Taught in Medical School
Health Center physicians went back to school this week to brush up on some skills they likely didn’t learn in medical school. The Physician Leadership Symposium focused on teaching more than 40 doctors from the UConn Medical Group (UMG) how to hone their team management skills. “Physicians are trained to be autonomous in their thinking […]
May 12, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Season’s Last Massey Lecture to Revisit Early U.S. Medicine
Catherine L. Thompson, assistant professor in residence in the UConn Department of History, will give the last spring semester talk of the Robert U. Massey History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Lecture Series. Thompson will present “Therapeutic Experience and Expectations in the Early U.S. Republic” Tuesday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the Low Learning Center. Thompson’s article […]
May 11, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Collaborative Research Day Focused on a Better Understanding of Developmental Disorders
Gaining a better understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD was the focus of Collaborative Research Day held recently at the Health Center’s Cell and Genome Sciences Building. The conference brought together clinicians and researchers from across the region. “This is a day we highlighted work at Hartford Hospital, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center […]
May 10, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Calhoun Ride Back for Fifth Year
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2SXYwzcyU&feature=player_embedded’] UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, a three-time national champion and three-time cancer survivor, brings his annual fundraising bike ride and walk back to Simsbury for a fifth year. The 2011 NBC Connecticut Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk will be held at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows on Iron Horse […]
May 10, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Health Center Celebrates Its Nurses
The UConn Health Center is honoring its nurses with a weeklong celebration of Nurses Week, during which nurses will be treated to massages, teas, ice cream, and programs on meditation, sound healing, and acupuncture. The Health Center’s 2011 Nurses Week celebration started Sunday, May 8, with a kickoff breakfast. A complete schedule of Nurses Week Events […]
May 9, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Informatics Maven Sees Challenge, Opportunity at UConn
The field of biomedical informatics, seen as an increasingly important component of translational research, is gaining momentum at UConn, according to a national expert who recently visited both the Health Center and the Storrs campus. Informatics refers to information and knowledge management to support problem solving and optimal decision making. “It builds upon the observation […]
May 5, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
TIP-ing the Future in Connecticut’s Favor
Innovative biomedical companies not only help improve patient care; they’re also powerful economic drivers. It’s no wonder, then, that states nationwide are in fierce competition to attract young, entrepreneurial biomedical firms. Today’s startups have the potential to grow into tomorrow’s successful companies, generating high-paying jobs and economic vitality while improving human health. The University of […]
May 4, 2011 | Noreen Kirk
May Is Melanoma Month – UConn Dermatologist Warns of Tanning Bed Dangers
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WCznpbdrY&feature=player_embedded’] As many women prepare for proms and weddings this season, they hope to obtain that healthy glow by heading to the tanning bed salons. But the color you may get from a tanning bed is anything but healthy, says Dr. Hanspaul Makkar, dermatologist with the UConn Health Center. Your risk of melanoma increases by […]
May 3, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington