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2011 High School Mini Medical/Dental School Graduates
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627184306473″] Nearly 80 students from 20 Connecticut high schools took part in the 2011 High School Mini Medical/Dental School. The eight-week series of Thursday afternoon lectures by Health Center faculty concluded with the awarding of diplomas in the Low Learning Center April 21. The lectures covered medicine, dental medicine and research. Fifteen Health […]
April 27, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Library Books Can’t Escape Father Time
An exhibit at the Lyman Maynard Stowe Library shows the impact the years can have on the condition of books. Jenny Miglus, the librarian at the Hartford Medical Society’s Historical Library, created the exhibit to coincide with Preservation Week, April 24 to 30 as designated by the American Library Association. “Books age, just the way […]
April 26, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Curious About Your Cholesterol?
Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol, High Cholesterol – What Does It All Mean? Monday, May 2, 6 to 7 p.m. Onyiuke Dining Room Register by calling 800-535-6232. View the event flyer > Most people know that healthy cholesterol levels can protect your heart and arteries. By now most of us know about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol. […]
April 25, 2011 | Chris Kaminski
The Curriculum: “A Model for Other Schools to Follow”
This story is the fifth 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. Educating and developing future physicians and dentists is complex. UConn’s Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine began with a curriculum that was among the best of […]
April 25, 2011 | Noreen Kirk
Two New Husky Heroes Honored
Correctional Managed Health Care nursing supervisor Cindy Letavec and Internal Medicine Associates clinical office assistant Marisol Koniar are the newest Husky Heroes. A UConn Health Center employee or volunteer becomes a Husky Hero upon receipt of his or her fourth PAWS award. PAWS is an acronym for “Part of a team, Awesome attitude, Wonderful work […]
April 21, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Second White Coat Gala ‘A Tremendous Success’
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627332991886″] Calling it “a winning night” and “a tremendous success,” Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, vice president for health affairs and medical school dean, says this year’s White Coat Gala was one of the top UConn Health Center fundraising events on record. More than 800 people attended this year’s Gala, held at the Connecticut […]
April 19, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
New Study Aims to Offer More Evidence of Meningitis Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy
The Connecticut Pregnancy Exposure Information Service (CPEIS), a statewide nonprofit organization based at the Health Center with affiliates across North America, is taking part in a new study that will assess the safety of the meningitis vaccine in pregnancy. The launch coincides with World Meningitis Day on Sunday, April 24. “This is an important vaccine […]
April 18, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Aging Research Day Returns for Second Year
A nationally renowned researcher who’s been the brains behind three decades of research known as “The Baltimore Hip Studies” headlined UConn’s Aging Research Day April 18. Jay Magaziner, professor and chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and director of its Division of Gerontology, detailed how hip […]
April 18, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
‘Dream Wedding’ Caps Whirlwind Journey for Health Center Nurse
Rebecca Green was going to get married this fall, exactly three years after her gastric bypass surgery. Instead, she was married by a TV news anchor last Friday on live television. Green, an assistant nursing manager for Surgery 7, and Jason Whiting, chief marketing officer at Aeon, Inc. in Wallingford, were the winning couple in […]
April 18, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center Aces Latest Accreditation Site Survey
The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center once again has received a three-year accreditation with commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. It’s the highest possible overall rating from the surveyor conducting an on-site review. “This is the second such award in the past two surveys,” says Dr. John Taylor, who […]
April 15, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)