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Health Center Holiday Tradition Continues

See photos from the UConn Health Center Auxiliary’s 2012 Holiday Fair.

UConn Health Center December Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in December and early January.

Jake Shimabukuro plays a cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 29. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Ukulele Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro Performs at Jorgensen

Shimabukuro played a cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' on Thursday, during his second concert at UConn.

One of First Health Center Nurses Continues to Give

Irene Engel has capped decades of support for UConn with a planned gift.

John Salamone, professor of psychology, at his office.(Peter Morenus / UConn Photo)

UConn Researcher: Dopamine Not About Pleasure (Anymore)

Contrary to a long-held scientific idea, psychologist John Salamone says an increasing number of studies show that the neurotransmitter has to do not with pleasure but with motivation.

Adjunct professor Ronald Murphy '83 JD teaches a Trial Advocacy simulation in the Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder Trial Courtroom at the Law School campus in Hartford. (Bianca Slota/UConn Photo)

School of Law Adopts ‘Practice-based Learning’ Requirement for Students

The UConn law school, long a leader in experiential education, is one of fewer than 20 U.S. schools that have such a requirement.

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Women’s Center Grew out of Early 1970s Activism on Women’s Issues

The Center is now celebrating 40 years of involvement in the University community.

Benjamin Campbell, assistant professor of agriculture and resource economics poses with plants at the Floriculture Greenhouse on Nov. 27, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Economist Ben Campbell Joins UConn Faculty

Campbell combines high-tech and tradition in horticultural research and outreach.

Jim Calhoun smiles at a press conference held at Gampel Pavilion to announce his retirement and the appointment of Kevin Ollie as head men's basketball coach on Sept. 13, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Fans Honor Coach Calhoun Through Major Group Gift

Fans of Jim Calhoun are making a donation in his honor to the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at the UConn Health Center.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – Late November 2012

Health Center experts are interviewed about heavy Hartford preschoolers; understanding the human genome; when new moms should go back to work; when you’re too sick to exercise; and more.