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Energy Drink Dangers

Even though they promise greater alertness and performance, potential risks are involved.

Ryan Boatright enters Gampel Pavilion during the UConn Basketball First Night event at Gampel Pavilion on Oct. 12, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Celebrates Basketball’s ‘First Night’ With Acrobatic Athletics and Pyrotechnics

UConn's Basketball First Night is a chance for both the men's and women's teams to entertain their fellow students while demonstrating some extra-entertaining moves on the court.

Prestigious Orthopaedic Fellowship for Health Center Hand Surgeon

Dr. Jennifer Wolf is one of seven in North America named to “one of the highest honors in orthopaedic surgery.”

Reclaimed water will help run the University's Co-generation plant.

Water Reclamation Facility Nears Completion

UConn's new water reclamation facility will make good use of treated waste water while helping to run the CoGeneration power plant.

Fiona Somerset, associate professor of English, teaches her students to understand the link between life in the Middle Ages and the challenges of the 21st century. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Medieval Studies Expert Fiona Somerset Joins UConn Faculty

Fiona Somerset, coming from Duke, brings Middle Ages to life for UConn students.

UConn Health Center November Programs, Events

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

Students from the African American Cultural Center perform Destiny's Child songsin a performance worthy of first place in the annual lip sync contest. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Annual Lip Sync Contest ‘Raises the Roof ‘ at Gampel

The 26th annual campus-wide Lip Sync Contest was a rousing success.

A still life photo of the book "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgertald. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Reads Program Announces The Great Gatsby as 2012-13 Book Selection

The theme of The Great Gatsby will resonate with today's readers just as it perfectly captures the spirit of an age gone by.

Health Center Employees Enjoy First Fall Festival

The Pumpkin Paloozza attracted 11 impressive entries and participants voted on their favorites.

U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Hosts 2012 U.S. Senate Debate Between Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy

Candidates McMahon and Murphy engaged in a lively debate as they vie for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Lieberman.