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Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – August 2013

Health Center experts are interviewed about concussions, workplace illnesses, kids and sleep, beer ads, a new way to repair knees and more.

September 2013 calendar

UConn Health Center September Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in September and early October 2013.

Students walking at the Avery Point campus. (Al Ferreira for UConn)

Marine Sciences Leads Avery Point Faculty Expansion

New faculty hires will contribute to cross-disciplinary research on the impacts of climate on coastal ecosystems.

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UConn Reads: The Short List

Five outstanding, but very different, examples of world literature remain on the Short List as candidates for this year's UConn Reads selection.

Senator Murphy Holds Roundtable Discussion at Health Center

The effects of sequestration and NIH funding cuts were the topic of discussion which involved more than a dozen UConn researchers.

Documenting the Blues

How a chance meeting between a record label owner and music historian Sam Charters led to a major donation of recordings to UConn’s blues archives.

Paul Herrnson, executive director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research on July 31, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

American Politics Expert Paul Herrnson Joins UConn Faculty

Herrnson, an expert on various facets of American politics, is joining the UConn faculty as the new director of the Roper Center.

President Susan Herbst spoke to an attentive audience of students, parents, faculty, and staff at Convocation welcoming the class of 2017. (Ariel Dowski'14 (CLAS)s/UConn Photo)

Students Welcomed to Campus at Convocation, Husky WOW

The first weekend of the new semester was filled with activities to welcome new and returning students back to campus.

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Center on Aging Hosts 3 MSTAR Research Scholars

The Medical Student Training in Aging Research is a prestigious program designed to help students pursue a career in geriatric research and clinical care.

David Gregorio, director of Graduate Programs in Public Health, and State Senator Terry Gerratana, who gave the convocation address for the public health graduate students.

Convocation for Public Health Graduate Students

Terry Gerratana, state senate majority whip and chair of the legislature’s public health committee, was the keynote speaker.