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On this Valentine’s Day – Beware of Broken Heart Syndrome

UConn medical resident, Dr. Runjhun Misra, describes a very real condition that impacts the heart.

(standing) Vishal Dhagat, Ph.D. student in engineering, talks during a course designed to support graduate students with potential entrepreneurial ideas on Feb. 12, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Engineers Train for New Business Creation

A new graduate class is part of a wave of new programs and training offered by the School of Engineering to promote student and faculty innovation and entrepreneurship.

President Susan Herbst -speaking with students at her office.

President Herbst’s Student Office Hours Rescheduled

The President's office hours for students, postponed this week because of the weather, will now take place on Monday, Feb. 18.

Radar of winter storm.

How Partial Differential Equations Are Saving Lives

The effectiveness of mathematics in predicting the weather calls for celebration, says Dean Jeremy Teitelbaum.

UConn Health Center Winter Snow

Many Thanks to Health Center Employees

Health Center leadership recognizes those who went above and beyond during the snow storm.

UConn/Hartford Courant Poll: Americans Want State of Union to Focus on Pocketbook Issues

Jobs and the economy top the issues Americans and Connecticut residents alike want President Barack Obama to focus on in his State of the Union Address today, according to a new poll.

UConn/Hartford Courant Poll: Middle Class Dream Persists, Though Harder to Attain

The latest poll finds broad agreement among Americans about what constitutes a middle class life, even as those elements are increasingly hard to come by.

Dr. William White listens to the artery supplying blood to the brain of INFINITY trial participant Joan Larkins. (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Photo)

Top Number Lower, Aging Process Slower?

The INFINITY trial at the UConn Health Center studies out-of-office blood pressure as a predictor of cognitive and functional decline.

Health Center Storm Update

Although many administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, February 12, in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday, all classes will be in session and the hospital and clinics will be open.

CO Poisoning

Blizzard Preparation Safety Reminder from CT Poison Control

The threat of carbon monoxide poisoning requires precautions both indoors and outdoors.