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Robert Pomeroy is professor of agricultural and resource economics at Avery Point and world-renowned expert on small-scale fisheries management and policy. Here he is conducting research in Trang province, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Preserving Marine Ecosystems and Local Ways of Life

Robert Pomeroy works in developing countries to help ensure the sustainability of the aquatic ecosystems and fisheries on which millions of local people depend.

A candle burning.

Nursing Professor Emerita Eleanor Herrmann Dies

Herrmann, also the former curator of the nursing history collection, will be honored at a celebration on campus in the fall.

Health Center Staff Show Olympic Spirit

Dozens of employees took part in NBC Connecticut’s “Olympic Cheer” which is scheduled to air Thursday morning.

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Health Center Parking Update

Employees are briefed on parking issues as Bioscience Connecticut-related construction projects begin to transform the campus.

Title IX Mosaic (Courtesy of ESPN)

ESPN Title IX Coverage Highlights UConn Women’s Basketball

ESPN’s three-month series on the landmark legislation included historic achievements by the team and its student-athletes during the past four decades.

Assistant professor Susan Kiene ’07 Ph.D. conducts social and behavioral science research on HIV/AIDS prevention in the U.S. and Africa.

From Graduate Student to International Researcher

Health Center faculty member Susan Kiene describes how grad school at UConn prepared her for a career in international HIV testing and prevention research.

Jolina Li '12 (BUS), left, speaks with UConn's lead mentor Eric Knight during a meeting of the iQ inQbator program at the Student Union on June 13, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Alums Share Business Expertise with Aspiring Husky Entrepreneurs

Loyal grads are volunteering their time and knowledge as mentors to UConn Innovation Quest winners.

Bette Gebrian, RN, PhD, has been awarded the University of Connecticut Humanitarian Award and is Director of Public Health for Haitian Health Foundation. Dr. Gebrian received both a B.S. in Nursing and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Connecticut and is an Associate Clinical Professor for the School of Nursing, a Clinical Instructor at the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care in the UConn School of Medicine and nursing faculty at The Johns Hopkins School Of Nursing. She has been recognized by many organizations for significant contributions to maternal and child health and community based primary health care in Haiti and Africa.

Nursing Alum Providing Health Care in Haiti

Bette Gebrian, a UConn alum and associate clinical professor, has made significant contributions to community-based health care in Haiti.

The University of Connecticut Foundation on the Storrs campus.

UConn Donors Top Fundraising Goal for 2012

$60 million in gifts and pledges make 2012 the best year yet in the current fundraising campaign.

Stephen Schensul at his office at The Exchange in Farmington on April 20, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Reducing Sexual Risk in India

A community health project takes intervention to an international level.