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UConn Men's Basketball Coach Donald "Dee" Rowe with Husky basketball star Tony Hanson, one of the program's first great four-year players.

An Olympic Debt Paid: Dee Rowe to Represent UConn at London Games

Thirty-two years after a political decision took the Olympic experience away from Donald 'Dee' Rowe, UConn is doing all it can to give it back.

Webster Bank, the University of Connecticut, and IMG College announce a major agreement to make Webster Bank "The Official Bank of UConn" during an event held at the Centennial Alumni House on July 26, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Webster Bank Becomes Part of UConn Team

A marketing relationship agreement that will join Webster Bank as a multimedia partner with UConn and the UConn Alumni Association was announced Thursday.

Christine Reardon in her office at the Torrington campus with Chinese Characters and books about East Asia. (Cindy Weiss/UConn Photo)

Tokyo to Torrington: Asian Studies in Connecticut’s Northwest Corner

A historian at the Torrington campus is leading a public discussion of Japanese culture this summer as part of her focus on the Far East.

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Health Center Accolades – July 2012

Mauriello elected chair of compliance forum; Gould receives social justice award; Laurencin cited by general assembly; and Arciero to lead sports medicine society.

Salome Raheim, dean of social work, speaks to students during a Kingian nonviolence youth academy held at Weaver High School in Hartford on July 23, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Social Work Dean Encourages Hartford Students to be Nonviolence Leaders

Dean Salome Raheim was the keynote speaker launching a nonviolence leadership academy for Hartford-area students.

Richard Skinner, D.M.D., Pediatric Dentistry, checks care provided to a patient by Carver Little, ‘06 SODM, at Burgdorf Community Health Clinic. (Al Ferreira/UConn Health Center Photo)

Sharing the Cost of Dental Care

A healthy mouth is directly linked to general health, making dental services an essential component of overall health care.

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Avery Point Campus Reopens After Public Safety Incident

The Connecticut State Police are investigating the incident, which occurred overnight.

Leslie Loew, director of the Richard D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling at the UConn Health Center on February 27, 2008. (Lanny Nagler for UConn Health Center)

Biophysicist in Profile

For Leslie Loew, the Boehringer Ingelheim Chair in Cell Sciences, it all started with a chemistry set.

A scanning electron microscope image of the pedestal formed by harmful E. coli in the human large intestine. (Ken Campellone/UConn Photo)

How E. coli Cells Work in the Human Gut

Molecular and cell biologist Ken Campellone has discovered a key factor in how harmful E. coli affect people’s intestines.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – July 24, 2012

Power squared; why you need a vacation; could stem cells slow the aging process; and sometimes dust is the problem.