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Ofer Harel, Strategies for Data Analysis With Two Types of Missing Values
Ofer Harel, Strategies for Data Analysis With Two Types of Missing Values: From Theory to Application (Lambert Academic Publishing, October 2009). Harel is an assistant professor of statistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
December 3, 2009 | Combined Reports
Peter Tyczkowski, Bowl of Hygeia
Peter Tyczkowski, coordinator of educational outreach in the School of Pharmacy, was awarded the Bowl of Hygeia on Oct. 1, 2009, at the New England Pharmacists Convention. The Bowl of Hygeia award program is sponsored by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to recognize pharmacists across the nation for outstanding service to their communities. Award recipients are selected through […]
December 3, 2009 | Combined Reports
Raymond Palmer Jr., Nov. 24, 2009
Raymond A. Palmer Jr., 62, died Nov. 24, 2009, of injuries and disabilities resulting from a car accident in 2006. Palmer spent his entire professional career at the University of Connecticut, where he began in the Department of Residential Life, then became associate director of Career Services, and was the assistant dean and director of […]
December 3, 2009 | Combined Reports
Robert Chudy, Honored by the Korea Foundation
Robert Chudy, director of the Department of International Services and Programs, was honored by the Korea Foundation, an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, for his service to Korea. He was one of 54 former Peace Corps volunteers invited to visit Korea in October 2009. Chudy […]
December 3, 2009 | Combined Reports
Residential Life’s ‘Front Desk’ Responds to Students’ Needs
A new 'Front Desk' call center helps students 24-hours a day.
December 3, 2009 | Michael Kirk
Hale Smith, Nov. 24, 2009
Hale Smith, professor emeritus of music, died Nov. 24, at the age of 84. Smith straddled the worlds of jazz and classical music as a performer, composer, arranger, and teacher. He once described himself to The New York Times as “one of America’s most famous unknown composers,” according to a New York Times obituary notice. […]
December 2, 2009 | Combined Reports
Researchers Identify Key Molecules in Photosynthesis
Chemistry professor Harry Frank led an international group of researchers that identified the molecules in algae which direct the organisms to convert sunlight into oxygen. The findings may ultimately help in developing new solar energy technology.
December 2, 2009 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
School of Dental Medicine Featured in Current Issue of Hartford Magazine
The ‘Connecticut Top Dentists’ issue highlights the UConn dental school’s commitment to research and service.
December 1, 2009 | Nancy Thompson
Allied Health Sciences Professor Named Teaching Fellow
Teaching Fellow Jane Kerstetter motivates and engages her students.
December 1, 2009 | Heather Turner (CLAS, '12)
Geneticist Bruce Mayer Awarded Competitive NIH Challenge Grant
Geneticist Bruce Mayer has received a one million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve the classification of cancerous tumors so they can be treated more effectively.
November 30, 2009 | Carolyn Pennington