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Urban Service Track Members Present at ADEA’s Annual Conference
Submitted by Urban Service Track UConn dental students and members of the Urban Service Track joined 2,000 clinicians and educators interested in educational innovation and interprofessional achievement in San Diego for the 2011 American Dental Education Association’s Annual Session earlier this month. Marcus Moss, a third-year dental student, described his participation in the ADEA conference […]
March 28, 2011 | Combined Reports
Avon Students Raise Funds for Children’s Cancer
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Kids for Kids at Avon High School. Avon students raise money for the Children’s Cancer Activity Fund at the University of Connecticut Health Center and volunteer spending time with children undergoing cancer treatment. Every year, students gather on the first Friday in December to light […]
March 25, 2011 | Jennifer Huber
Health, Safety and Environment Fair Celebrates 50
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627161888793″] The recent annual Health, Safety and Environment Fair offered something for everyone; from information about personal health and safety to environmental tips to the availability of videotaping a 50th anniversary greeting. This year’s theme focused on 50, which coincides with yearlong celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the UConn […]
March 25, 2011 | Chris Kaminski
Medical School Reaps the Benefits of Student’s Passion for Photography
As a kid growing up in Waterbury, second-year medical student Pauley Chea loved cameras and taking photographs. “I love the ability to freeze a moment in time,” explains Chea. “In real life, everything is moving, everything is dynamic. A photograph is a snapshot in time so you can really take your time studying a scene […]
March 24, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Embracing Technology to Advance Dental Science
Dean’s Corner One of the gems of our institution is the Dental Clinical Research Center (DCRC), housed in recently renovated space on the main floor. About 25 percent of our full-time faculty are involved in open clinical trials. This type of research has been and promises to continue to be instrumental in the advancement of […]
March 22, 2011 | R. Lamont MacNeil, D.D.S., M.Dent.Sc. Dean, School of Dental Medicine
A Passion for Learning
Dr. Suzanne Rose to Join UConn as Senior Associate Dean for Education Dr. Suzanne Rose was just a few years out of college and on summer break from her job as a high school biology teacher. Sitting on a perch on the Grand Canyon, it occurred to her that while she always wanted to be […]
March 20, 2011 | Maureen McGuire
Medical School Class of 2011 Achieves Highest Match Rate in Recent Years
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMOV3OtyrxU&feature=player_embedded’] Match Day was a great success for students at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine as 98.8 percent secured residencies through the National Residency Match Program. The national average is 94.1 percent. “There are a lot of metrics used to rank and evaluate educational institutions but the measures that matter most are […]
March 18, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Join the Million Challenge – Take a Diabetes Risk Test
Did you know that every 17 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes? That’s more than 5,200 individuals every day. Could you be next? On the American Diabetes Association Alert Day on Tuesday, March 22, the ADA is asking individuals to “wake-up” and find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The […]
March 18, 2011 | Chris Kaminski
Children Act Fast – So Do Poisons: National Poison Prevention Week Is March 20 to 26
More than 1.2 million children ages 5 and under are unintentionally poisoned each year. Whether it’s medication on your dresser, cleaning supplies under your kitchen sink, or cosmetics in your bathroom, you can take simple steps to keep your kids safe. “As we mark Poison Prevention Week March 20 to 26, it’s important to think […]
March 17, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Co-Discoverer of Lipitor® Speaks at Health Center About New Cholesterol Drug
It’s a drug currently known only as ETC-1002 but it may some day rival the sales of the world’s best-selling drug, Lipitor®. ETC-1002 is still in the testing stages but its developer, Roger Newton, has a lot of experience with cholesterol improving drugs. Newton, who received a Master of Science degree in nutritional biochemistry from […]
March 14, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington