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CHIP Director’s Book Explores Social Psychology of Reconciliation
Lasting resolutions to long-standing global conflicts will remain elusive until peace brokers address the emotional barriers to reconciliation, not just the equitable division of coveted resources, according to a new book with its roots at UConn.
March 2, 2009 | Beth Krane
New Nonprofit Leadership Program Offers First Managerial Skills Course
People working in nonprofit organizations who would like to move up the career ladder can take a course that will help them do just that. Last fall, UConn’s new Nonprofit Leadership Program in the Center for Continuing Studies offered its first course, Leading Nonprofit Organizations: A Learning Experience for Emerging Leaders. Held at the Greater Hartford Campus, the six-month, noncredit course is filled to capacity, with 20 students attending from around the state.
March 2, 2009 | Sherry Fisher
Couple’s Gift Establishes Family Studies Scholarship
Neither Jeanne Bartman ’43 nor Raymond Bartman Jr. ’41 majored in family studies, but that is the area where they hope to make a difference. Through a gift to the University, they have established the Bartman Scholarship in Family Studies for sophomores, juniors, and seniors who need financial assistance and are committed to helping families cope with the challenges they face.
March 2, 2009 | Jennifer Huber
Health Center Offers Help to Children with Sleep Disorders
Sleep deprivation is not just a problem for adults, and the Sleep Disorders Center at the UConn Health Center is treating more pediatric patients than ever before.
March 2, 2009 | Carolyn Pennington
Online Journalism Expert Discusses Internet’s Impact on the Media
Professor-in-residence Rick Hancock talks about the current state of the news business.
February 23, 2009 | Colin Poitras
Louise Teich Johnson, Feb. 2, 2009
Former administrator and professor of home economics Louise Teich Johnson died Feb. 2.
February 17, 2009 | Combined Reports
Xiangzhong ‘Jerry’ Yang, Feb. 5, 2009
Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang, stem cell scientist, cloning pioneer, and director of UConn’s Center for Regenerative Biology, died on Feb. 5.
February 17, 2009 | Combined Reports
Nutritional Scientist Studies Impact of Green Tea on Liver Disease
A study led by nutritional scientist Richard Bruno has found that green tea can help mitigate the impact of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Bruno and his research team have found that the daily ingestion of green tea blocks the amount of fat stored in the livers of obese mice; improves liver function; and reverses declines in antioxidant defenses in the liver.
February 9, 2009 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu
Developmental Brain Disorder Can Be Reversed, Say Researchers
Research by a UConn neurobiologist has demonstrated that a developmental brain disorder that causes a predisposition to seizures can be reversed. The research, by a team led by Professor Joseph LoTurco, was the cover article in the January issue of the biomedical research journal Nature Medicine.
February 2, 2009 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu
Costume Design Professor Helps Students Fashion Their Careers
One day, Laura Crow and her students are headed to a performance at the Metropolitan Opera. Another day, they’re in Manhattan shopping for fabric. “One of my missions is to make my students less afraid of New York City,” says Crow, a professor of dramatic arts specializing in costume design. “There’s so much available there for them.”
February 2, 2009 | Sherry Fisher