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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
Pharmacy Graduate Recognized for Alzheimer’s Research
David Butler, a recent graduate of the School of Pharmacy’s neurosciences doctoral program in pharmacology and toxicology, is one of five researchers in the country to be recognized as an outstanding young investigator by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
February 2, 2009 | Colin Poitras
Two Liberal Arts Faculty Receive NEH Fellowships
Two faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have received National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowships to undertake scholarly projects. They are among 74 faculty from around the country to receive NEH fellowships or faculty research awards this year.
February 2, 2009 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today