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Health Center Accolades – June 2013

Communications team wins award; Animal Care earns accreditation; dental school recognizes Dr. Gworek; and Health Center hosts a successful amateur radio field day.

Jeffrey Shoulson, the Doris and Simon Konover Chair in Judaic Studies at his office on Sept. 13, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Judaic Scholar Examines Role of Jews in England’s Reformation

A new book by Jeffrey Shoulson discusses religious identity and conversion during the Reformation, and the ongoing interest in an exiled group.

Graduate Student Research Day

Graduate Student Research Day Founder Speaks at 30th Event

Pamela Marino with the National Institutes of Health says the training she received at UConn laid the groundwork for her success.

University of Connecticut Director of Athletics Warde Manuel. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Warde Manuel Named to Athletic Director Advisory Group

The committee will work with NCAA leadership to represent Division I schools.

UCoUConn science Wizard and future physics teacher Peter Dufner '12 (CLAS), '13 MA, right, helps an Illing Middle School 8th grader test his poly putty. (Cathy Torrisi/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Bring the Magic of Science to Middle Schools

A group of graduate and undergraduate students spent three weeks giving hands-on polymer chemistry demonstrations at 12 Connecticut schools.

** FILE ** This studio publicity file photo shows actors Humphrey Bogart, left, and Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman in a scene from the 1943 classic film "Casablanca." The American Film Institute released their list of nominees, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, for the top 100 quotes from U.S. movies, with contenders including Bogart's "Here's looking at you, kid" from "Casablanca," Arnold Schwarzenegger's "I'll be back" from "The Terminator" and Jack Nicholson's "You can't handle the truth!" from "A Few Good Men." Bogart has 10 quotes on the ballot. (AP Photo)

Enjoy Movies and Music at Storrs Center This Summer

A Friday film series and Sunday music performances will add to the attractions at Storrs Center throughout the summer.

Nominate the Next UConn Reads Book

Nominate a Book for the 2013-14 UConn Reads Program

World literature is the theme for UConn Reads in the upcoming year.

Rashmi Bansal

Neuroscience Professor Wins Prestigious National Research Award

Rashmi Bansal received the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, a seven-year grant for research on a protein involved in multiple sclerosis and related diseases.

Jim Wohl, university ombudsman at his office at the Homer Babbidge Library on May 29, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Conversation With Jim Wohl, UConn’s New University Ombuds Officer

The Ombuds process is intended to help workers find solutions to workplace difficulties.

The UConn wordmark, in white on a navy background.

Spring 2013 ‘Faculty Large Grant’ Award Recipients

The Research Foundation’s Faculty Large Grant competition aims to help scholars better position themselves to apply for and receive extramural funding.