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Back to Bike to Work
The weather is getting nicer and for some that means the conditions are right for taking the bicycle to work instead of the car. At least that’s what normally is supposed to happen in May. This year the weather has been less than cooperative, postponing the Health Center’s first bike-to-work breakfast of the season and […]
May 24, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Health Center Teaching and Faculty Award Winners Announced
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 […]
May 24, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Internationally Prominent Specialist and Academician Is New Chairman of the Department of Medicine
Dr. Paul R. Skolnik, internationally prominent infectious diseases specialist and academician, has been appointed professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He joins UConn from Boston University School of Medicine, where he served as a professor of medicine, and Boston Medical Center (BMC), where he served […]
May 23, 2011 | Maureen McGuire
Watercolors, Puppets and Kindergarten Masterpieces on Display in Lobby and LeWitt Gallery
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 […]
May 20, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Summer Sandal Season May Prove Perilous for Your Feet
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzLOGYWkGiw&feature=player_embedded’] While many welcome the arrival of sandal season, the problems it may pose for your feet should not be ignored. Dr. Douglas Albreski, a podiatrist with the UConn Health Center, says some summer shoe styles can leave your feet in pain and cause injuries. For instance, flip-flops can lead to lower-leg pain. Wearing […]
May 18, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Angelman Syndrome Researchers Aim to Give Back by Participating in Walk
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 […]
May 17, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Gov. Malloy Announces New Bioscience Connecticut Initiative
The Health Center is part of a new economic revitalization plan being proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The Bioscience Connecticut initiative aims to make the state a leader in bioscience research and in turn, jumpstart the state’s economy by creating jobs and generating long-term economic growth. “This proposal represents a new way of thinking […]
May 17, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
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