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UConn Announces Search for Permanent Athletic Director

Paul Pendergast, the current interim director of athletics, will chair the search committee.

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New Year Resolution – Be Smoke-free in 2012

The American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking Program begins Jan. 18 at the Health Center.

Danielle Ervin, a junior majoring in biology, is lifted through a net by her fellow LSAMP scholars at an outdoor leadership training workshop in September. She will travel to Costa Rica over winter break as part of a conservation tour.

Students to Walk in the Clouds during Winter Break

Eleven UConn students majoring in science-related fields leave on Jan. 5 for a biology and conservation tour of Costa Rica.

Greta Scheibel at a party in Tanzania.

English Alum Directs Work in Dar es Salaam

A bachelor's degree in English literature has led Greta Scheibel down unusual paths a to far-flung places.

President Susan Herbst speaks at the dedication ceremony for the new Classroom Building.

New Classroom Building Dedicated

The first of two new classroom buildings, dedicated in September, provides a state-of-the-art environment for students to learn and faculty to teach.

Dr. Gregory Canney, Class of 1980 School of Dental Medicine. (UConn Health Center Archive)

A Critical Component of a Better Connecticut

Health care is stronger and more accessible because of the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

Architect's rendering of the UConn Basketball Student-Athlete Development Center.

Peter and Pam Werth Commit $4.5 Million to UConn Basketball Facility

A look at the main entrance of the proposed UConn Basketball Student Athlete Development Center. The pledge by the Werths is the largest single private gift ever to the Division of Athletics at UConn.

Jorgensen Outreach Youth (JOY) Logo

Jorgensen Outreach for Youth Brings World of Performance to Kids

The Jorgensen Outreach for Youth (JOY!) program introduces children to music and drama and dance.

Connections coordinator Jennifer Vendetti (left) reads with toddlers at a recent Nurturing Families Network group program. (Photo provided by Jennifer Vendetti)

Health Center Program a Resource for First-time Parents

Nurturing Families Network “Connections” offers resources for the transition into new parenthood.

The focus is on seals off the Isle of Shoals, located approximately six miles off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire._lg

Pathobiology Grad Student Making Waves

Graduate student Andrea Bogomolni believes in 'just making things happen,' as she juggles academic, professional, and personal interests.