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Storrs Center – It’s Official
A ceremonial groundbreaking to celebrate the start of construction of Storrs Center, the long-awaited mixed use town center adjacent to UConn’s campus, will take place at 5p.m. today.
New England Musculoskeletal Institute Bone Repair Research Makes Cover
Researchers from the New England Musculoskeletal Institute have come up with a way to speed up and enhance bone repair, and their work is featured on the cover of the May 2011 journal Molecular Therapy. This new approach involves obtaining stem cells from bone marrow, genetically engineering them with a virus that carries a bone formation […]
Waiting …
Summer in the center of campus with the School of Business in the background and students are … waiting for Godot? The bus? A dining hall to open? (Al Ferreira for UConn)
Search Committee Named for VP for Health Affairs and Medical School Dean
University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst has announced the members of the search committee for the Health Center’s next vice president for health affairs and medical school dean. The list includes a wide range of people including many department heads, administrative officers and students. In a statement released to the Health Center community, Herbst said, […]
Preventing Obesity in Kids
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity now affects 17 percent of all children and adolescents in the United States – triple the rate from just one generation ago. Dr. Larry Scherzer, a Health Center pediatrician says, “Overweight children are more likely to become overweight adults unless they adopt and maintain healthier […]
Favorite Places
The courtyard of the Benton Museum provides a place for quiet contemplation. (Al Ferreira for UConn)
Talking Football with Paul Pasqualoni
UConn’s head football coach Paul Pasqualoni talks coaching a Division 1-A program.
Google Named to Host Student Email Systems
UITS says so long to the much maligned Husky Mail and hello to Google.
June 2011: Power Outages Affecting Storrs Campus
Various buildings may be affected while crews work to repair damage caused by yesterday's storm.
Pratt & Whitney Gift Supports Engineering Education
Symbiotic relationship between industry and university benefits engineering students.