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Burning the Midnight Oil
With 24-hour patient care in the John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn Health Center campus is busy around the clock. (UCHC Photo)
Greenstein Among Contributors to Genetic Discovery Published in New England Journal of Medicine
Researchers studying the rare disorder Proteus syndrome say they’ve answered an important question about the genetic mutation that causes it, potentially opening a path that could lead to a better understanding of cancer. The research, led by the National Human Genome Research Institute, had contributors throughout the world, including Dr. Robert Greenstein from the UConn […]
Summertime Asthma Triggers – What You Can Do to Prevent an Attack
Summertime can be prime time for asthma attacks. More Americans than ever before say they are suffering from asthma. In fact, asthma and allergies impact 1 out of 4 Americans. It is one of this country’s most common and costly diseases. Health Center pulmonologist, Dr. Jennifer Kanaan, says certain summertime triggers can prompt an asthma […]
All-Star Huskies Reunion in Texas
The 2011 WNBA All-Star game in San Antonio on July 15 served as a reunion for six former Huskies. (NBAE/Getty Images)
Seaweed: The New Trend in Water Purification
A UConn biologist is turning his enthusiasm for seaweed into a new system for cleaning up waterways.
Shedding Light on Life in 19th Century Puerto Rico
The Dodd Center is digitizing fragile handwritten legal documents to make them available online.
Garden Has Roots in the Community
A vegetable garden in Hartford is a collaboration between the Health Center and community partners.
Made in the Shade
Looking for a cool spot on a hot day? The shade garden in the courtyard of the Benton Museum is a good place to start. (Al Ferreira for UConn)
Medical School Alum Returns to Support Health Career Opportunity Programs (HCOP)
A graduate from the UConn School of Medicine class of 1991 has established an endowed scholarship for graduate students. Dr. Peter Lopez, now an orthopaedic surgeon in Tampa, was back on campus to deliver the keynote address at the July 22 closing ceremony for three Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative programs. The HPPI programs come […]
A Writer’s Writer
Valerie Martin's prizewinning novels are compelling but not comforting, says an English professor.