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Health Center Teaching and Faculty Award Winners Announced

The medical and dental school students have chosen Dr. Robert Bona, Department of Medicine, to receive this year’s Loeser Award. The award is given to the faculty member who has the ability to evoke in students an enthusiasm for learning, a desire to emulate their own attributes of scholarly curiosity, and to give wholeheartedly to advance […]

A Quiet Walkway

A springtime view of flowering trees between the William Benton Museum of Art and the Wilbur Cross Building. Photo by Peter Morenus

Study Shows Many Older Americans Not Getting Sufficient Calcium

Even those who take calcium supplements may still not get enough, UConn researchers say.

Red State, Blue State: Shifting Voting Patterns in the U.S.

Political scientist Howard Reiter discusses how shifts in voting patterns are affecting politics.

Lights … Camera … Action!

Head football coach Paul Pasqualoni spent time at ESPN studios talking about his plans for a successful 2011 season. Photo provided by Athletic Communications

Internationally Prominent Specialist and Academician Is New Chairman of the Department of Medicine

Dr. Paul R. Skolnik, internationally prominent infectious diseases specialist and academician, has been appointed professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He joins UConn from Boston University School of Medicine, where he served as a professor of medicine, and Boston Medical Center (BMC), where he served […]

Students, Faculty, Staff Offered Free Admission to Wadsworth Atheneum

The University has renewed its institutional membership at the Wadsworth Atheneum, offering members of the UConn community special access to one of Connecticut’s major cultural resources. The Atheneum is America’s oldest public art museum. Located at 600 Main Street in Hartford, the museum holds a collection of more than 45,000 works covering 5,000 years and […]

New Classroom Buildings Taking Shape

Construction is well underway, with one building scheduled to open later this summer.

Color Palette

A springtime view of the Family Studies Building on the Storrs campus features the rich pink flowers of an azalea bush in the foreground. Photo by Peter Morenus

Watercolors, Puppets and Kindergarten Masterpieces on Display in Lobby and LeWitt Gallery

What: Epic Shadows puppets of Andhra Pradesh, Nature’s Watercolors, paintings by Sharon Kocay, and Kindergarten Masterpieces by Eric G. Norfeldt School, West Hartford Where: Main and Mezzanine lobbies and Celeste LeWitt Gallery, UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington When: May 19 through August 24, 2011 daily 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. About the Artists: Epic Shadows is a special […]