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Health Center in the News – June 2013
Health Center experts are interviewed about electronic cigarettes, Yankees and Red Sox injuries, teenage pot use, staying healthy in the heat, and more.
UConn Joins ‘eduroam’ Group for Worldwide Internet Access
Participation in the global partnership makes it easy to stay connected from a wide range of institutions around the world.
UConn Health Center’s Wendy Martinson Is a CHA Healthcare Hero
Nurse, quality assurance specialist, “has improved the lives of hundreds of heart failure patients.”
How Medical Residency Is Like ‘Lord of the Rings’
Dr. Runjhun Misra explains in her graduation address to her residency class.
Prime Climbs: From Rock Bottom to the Tops of the World
Alumna Carol Masheter gives a glimpse into the high-altitude odyssey that led her, at 65, to become the oldest woman to climb the world’s highest peaks.
Bioscience Connecticut: Year One Milestones
The first year of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative has seen more than 500 new jobs on the Health Center campus and steady progress on all goals.
Graduate Student Uses Ancient Skills in Modern Conservation Efforts
If this Ph.D. candidate has her way, people will learn to do more than just look at their surroundings; they’ll truly observe what’s there.
NIH Awards $13M-plus for UConn Immunology Research
A federal grant funds five more years of UConn Health Center scientists’ study of immune response to infection.
Summertime is Research Time for McNair Scholars
This summer, four undergraduates are conducting original research and taking classes to build their skills for graduate study, as UConn's first McNair Scholars.
Top Health Threats to Men and How to Avoid Them
Men lead women in 14 of the top 15 causes of death in the U.S.