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UConn Health May Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in May and early June 2014.

’80s Arts Exhibit: Poets and Punks Push Back

Out of the Frame, an exhibit at the Dodd Center, focuses on expressions of dissident art-making from the 1980s.

Urban Service Track alumna, Dr. Jennifer Jaskolka (standing far left), observes current UST scholar and third-year dental student, Himank Gupta, performing a dental exam during a free health clinic. (Photo provided by Petra Clark-Dufner)

Urban Health Scholars ‘Pay It Forward’

Dozens of Urban Service Track alumni are networking and sharing ideas as they mentor current UST students.

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UConn Health Accolades – Late April 2014

Kudos for Urban Service Track scholars; prestigious publication for immunologists; national recognition for Fortinsky; and Oncken takes on a new role.

An artist's rendering of the proposed new Engineering Complex.

Work to Start Soon on New Engineering Complex

The University is moving ahead with a project to build a state-of-the-art Engineering & Science Building.

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Forum on Civility and Campus Culture

A public forum on the report from the President’s Task Force on Civility and Campus Culture is set for April 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Evan Timme

How has being a graduate student at UConn changed you? I have been fortunate to be a part of an organization that has fostered, encouraged, and challenged the ways I perceive and interact within a community. Mutually beneficial positive-relationships are underrated. Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? Working for Husky Sport. If […]

Chelsea Murphy

How has being at the UConn School of Dental Medicine changed you? The doctor-patient relationship is very different from any other relationship, so navigating this was an interesting and often awkward process. I maintained my sense of humor and optimism  throughout the four years, while becoming more decisive and assertive – necessary traits in modern […]

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Building Relationships to Benefit Public Health

MPH candidate Evan Timme is the graduate school student speaker for the UConn Health commencement ceremony May 12.

Hillary Clinton answers questions read by President Susan Herbst during The Edmund Fusco Contemporary Issues Forum held at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on April 23, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Hillary Clinton Tells Students, Be the ‘Participation Generation’

Students, faculty, and staff packed Jorgensen to hear the Former Secretary of State's address.