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Joe D'Ambrosio, left, and Wayne Norman, in the WTIC/UConn Radio Networkbooth high above Rentschler Field.

Behind the Scenes at the UConn Radio Network

As UConn football and basketball fans prepare for games, another team already has its game plan in motion over the airwaves.

January 2012

UConn Health Center January Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in January and early February

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Trustees to Hold Special Meeting on Tuition

The UConn Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, Dec. 19, to discuss tuition and fees.

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Beautiful, but Deadly to Salmonella

A beautiful bacteriophage is how molecular and cell biology professor Carolyn Teschke describes P22, the virus that is the subject of her $1.2 million NIH grant.

The UConn a cappella group known as "A Completely Different Note" performs at the Student Union Theater on Dec. 8, 2011. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

The Merry Music Makers of ‘A Completely Different Note’ Appear in Concert

A Completely Different Note embraces the art of a cappella singing in the group's December concert.

The candle lighting ceremony commences in the Student Union on Dec. 9, 2011. (Max Sinton for UConn)

Kwanzaa Ceremony Heralds the Holiday Season

The African American Cultural Center's annual Kwanzaa event included the lighting of candles, a blessing, and a shared meal.

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Water Main Break Affects Ratcliffe-Hicks, Grange, and Young Buildings

Water has been shut off to the three buildings, so the main can be repaired.

Health Center Staff Offer Input into Design of New Hospital Rooms

It’s important to get the input of the people who work at the bedside day in and day out, says the director of the Department of Staff and Patient Education.

A crowd of mostly students makes its way into the newly renovated UConn Co-op Health Center Bookstore on December 15, 2011. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Grand Re-opening for Health Center Co-op

The bookstore celebrates its relocation to larger, newly renovated space.

Liz Fry swimming past Romer Shoal Light on her way to Sandy Hook, NJ on the outbound leg of her round-trip Ederly swim. (Vladimir Brezina photo)

There’s No Stopping Long-Distance Swimmer Elizabeth Fry

At age 52, UConn alumna Elizabeth Fry is the oldest person to have completed a two-way crossing of the English Channel.