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UConn’s Honor Society for First-Year Students Wins National Chapter Award
The University of Connecticut has won the prestigious Order of the Torch Award from the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society for First Year Students for the 2010-2011 academic year. It is the first time the University has won the award. UConn was among seven chapters recognized by the society’s National Council from among the […]
A Symbiotic Relationship
This story is the eighth of a multi-part series on the history of the Health Center. The entire series can be read at the Health Center’s 50th Anniversary website. The UConn School of Medicine and area hospitals have always benefited from one another’s existence. With the University’s hospital so small, the medical school and its […]
If You’re Reading This, Are You Real?
In his new book, a UConn philosophy professor wrestles with the age-old problem of what is real.
Genetics and Developmental Biology Researchers Awarded Nearly $10 Million in NIH Funding Over the Past Few Months
It’s been a rewarding past few months for several Health Center researchers with the Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology. Five scientists have garnered nearly $10 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Over the last several years, the department has steadily increased the amount of federal funding it has received. This […]
Provisional Schedule for Storrs Center Construction Released
Construction has already begun on a site that will include commercial space and apartments.
A Whale Ship Was Her Ivy League
A maritime studies professor shows us the ropes of turn-of-the-century whaling ships.
An Adventurer Finds Success, and Shares It
Successful businessman Bernard Sippin '52 has established a scholarship for math majors.
UConn Dentists Travel to Alaska to Provide Dentures for Native Communities
A group of doctors from the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently returned from its annual outreach trip to the tribes of southeast Alaska to offer them much-needed dental work. The native people near Sitka have little access to dental care providers. The UConn dentists specifically work on making and fitting dentures. They were there […]