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Sterling Townes of South Marketplace puts the finishing touches on part of his team's entry during the Boiling Point competition of the 13th annual Culinary Olympics held at Rome Ballroom on Jan. 17, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Ready, Set, Cook! UConn’s Culinary Olympics

Twelve teams of chefs representing various dining facilities on campus prepared an array of delicious dishes during the 'Boiling Point' competition on Thursday.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Wikimedia Commons Photo)

Martin Luther King Day Events Highlight Importance of Civil Rights in America

Events on campus on Jan. 21 and 24 celebrate the life of Dr. King and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Malloy Breaks Ground on The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy also called for an additional $200 million in bond funds for the bioscience sector over the next decade.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – January 2013

Health Center experts are interviewed about fighting the flu, RGIII’s knee injury, and tips on managing stress.

UConn’s Sandy Hook Memorial Scholarship Surpasses $860,000 in Donations

President Susan Herbst says the response has been heartwarming, as people respond to the Newtown tragedy.

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

Judaic Studies Expert Jeffrey Shoulson Joins UConn Faculty

The new director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life comes to UConn from the University of Miami.

Emeritus professor Terry Webster began his career at UConn in 1965, two years after the EEB greenhouses were opened. He says, "The older a greenhouse gets, the more it acclimates. It settles into a maturity that lends itself to the plants growing there." (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo). (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Greenhouse Fridays, the Perfect Cure for Winter Doldrums

Guided tours of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouse provide a welcome respite from gray skies and chilly winds.

Meet 6 Physicians Who Recently Joined the UConn Health Center

Two cardiologists, a neurosurgeon, a general surgeon, a gastroenterologist, and a geriatrician are now seeing patients.

A candle burning.

Professor Emerita of English Florence ‘Feenie’ Ziner Dies

A writer of children's literature as well as books for adults, Ziner taught at UConn for 20 years.

Andrew Pask, associate professor of Molecular & Cell Biology working in his lab. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Mouse Mutant Opens New Path for Birth Defect Research

With funding from NIH, biologist Andrew Pask is researching a common birth defect found in boys.