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Students Observe MLK Day by Volunteering to Help Those in Need
UConn students were among those volunteering their time for a day of service on Martin Luther King Day at South Church in Hartford. The event, organized by the Connecticut Area Health Education Center Program (AHEC) and Hands on Hartford, engaged dozens of AmeriCorps members and 100 Youth Health Service Corps (YHSC) students from across the […]
January 27, 2011 | Celia Tvrdik
Urban Service Track Update
A novel interdisciplinary program for UConn medical students and their health professions peers is offering students valuable insight into the plight of underserved patients, who often lack access to high-quality health care. Now in its fourth year, the Urban Service Track (UST) program exposes the next generation of health care providers to the unique challenges […]
January 26, 2011 | Kathleen Keegan
New Basic Science Researchers Join Health Center Faculty
Three highly accomplished scientists have recently joined the Health Center. “Their credentials are impressive and diverse – and we look forward to their contributions in many areas throughout the Health Center,” says Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, vice president for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. Irina Bezsonova, M.S., Ph.D., is an assistant […]
January 24, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Training Tomorrow’s Experts in Aging
There is one patient Gail Sullivan will never forget – the elderly man through whom she unexpectedly came to realize her fascination with the field of aging. Early in her medical career, Sullivan encountered an older man in her unit who had recently been diagnosed with dementia and prescribed a tranquilizer typically used for schizophrenics. […]
January 21, 2011 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Wildlife, Medicine Bottles, and Landscape Photographs on Display in Health Center Lobbies
Exhibit: Photographs by Alan Budney, Gary Melnysyn, Lou Palmieri and Sharon Purcell Where: Main and Mezzanine lobbies, UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington When: Now through March 23, 2011 daily 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. About the artists: Retired from the practice of law, Connecticut native Alan Budney devotes his energy and passion to […]
January 20, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Lieberman Receives Prestigious Urist Award
The Orthopaedic Research Society has presented Dr. Jay Lieberman, director of the New England Musculoskeletal Institute, with the Marshall R. Urist Award for Excellence in Tissue Regeneration Research. Lieberman, professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and a nationally renowned total joint replacement surgeon, accepted the award January 15 at the ORS annual […]
January 19, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
A Personal Decision – Genetic Counselors Provide Valuable Guidance for Cancer Patients
As the saying goes, information is power – especially when it comes to your health. This was the message that inspired Sandra Naylor to make an appointment with UConn Health Center genetic counselor Robin Schwartz to understand her risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Sadly, Sandra had just lost her mother to ovarian cancer and […]
January 18, 2011 | Maureen McGuire
Celebrating 50 Years
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of legislation that led to the founding of the UConn Health Center. “Thanks to the wisdom and hard work of many men and women, over many years, the UConn Health Center was transformed from a bold proposal in 1961 into a vibrant and integrated academic medical […]
January 13, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Winter Wipe-Outs – Preventing Hand and Wrist Injuries
Hand and wrist injuries can spike during the winter months when snow and ice make walking treacherous. It’s not surprising that we injure our hands, thumbs, fingers, and wrists because when we begin to totter or stumble, we automatically try to break the fall with our hands. Unfortunately, breaking a fall with an outstretched hand […]
January 11, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Cardiac Imaging Study Shows PROMISE
The Pat and Jim Calhoun Calhoun Cardiology Center has been invited to be a test site for a groundbreaking clinical trial. The National Institutes of Health is studying the use of cardiac imaging to diagnose problems associated with chest pain, the most common clinical cardiology problem. The PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for the Evaluation of […]
January 11, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)