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Health Center in the News – December 2013

Mandatory helmets for snowboarding, vitamin pill warning, loosened blood pressure guidelines, Philippines typhoon relief, statewide autism guidelines, cigarettes vs. nicotine patch for pregnancy, and treating teen trauma.

GIS mapping provides valuable information on the spread of zoonotic disease in Nigeria. (Photo courtesy of CLEAR)

Mapping the Spread of Tropical Disease

It’s 5,200 miles from Kaduna, Nigeria to Haddam, Conn. That’s how far two scientists traveled to take part in UConn’s geospatial training.

UConn Health Center January Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in January and early February.

NAACP - type treatment

Six UConn Leaders Named Among State’s ‘100 Most Influential Blacks’

Sanford Cloud, Carolle Andrews, Warde Manuel, Kevin Ollie, Salome Raheim, and Sharon White will be honored by the NAACP on Dec. 21.

Connecticut state troopers delivered dozens of toys Wednesday to siblings of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Health Center on December 18, 2013. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Center Photo)

Santa Arrives Early in NICU

Connecticut state troopers delivered dozens of toys Wednesday to siblings of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Health Center.

Health Center Announces Spark Grant Winners

The grants will help the six awardees move their ideas along the path to development.

Senior forward Anne Jeute '14, senior goaltender Sarah Mansfield '14, senior forward Marie Elena Bolles'14, and head coach Nancy Stevens. (Keith Lucas for UConn)

UConn’s Newest National Championship Coach

Nancy Stevens says for her, winning her first national championship as a head coach was all about the players and the staff.

Solar panels at the Depot Campus on Aug. 7, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Microgrid Project Gets Underway

The independent clean energy microgrid system at the Depot Campus is intended to be operational by next fall.

Legislators Tour Health Center Renovations

Several state lawmakers and executive and legislative branch staff members were given a Bioscience Connecticut update Monday.

Casey Camire, a senior chemistry major and mathematics minor, learned to market his analytical and problem-solving skills for a research internship at Sun Products Corporation. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

Chemistry Provides Student with Marketable Skills

Chemistry major Casey Camire found his analytical skills prepared him well for a research internship in industry.