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It’s Swing Time
A tree beside Mirror Lake is the perfect place to swing. Photo by Sean Flynn
May 13, 2011 | Sean Flynn
Dead Coach Walking: A Basketball Memoir by Tom Penders ’67
The former coach offers an inside look at college basketball at the highest level.
May 13, 2011 | Kenneth Best
A “Farmer Without a Farm” Gives Back
The DelFavero Chair in Agriculture and Resource Economics was created with a $1.5 million gift.
May 13, 2011 | The UConn Foundation
Graduate School Commencement Speaker: A Scientific Mind
The UConn Health Center’s 2011 Graduate School commencement speaker is already well involved in the next scholarly phase of her life. “I’ve always been interested in science, particularly biology,” says Kristina Kapinas, who defended her biomedical sciences Ph.D. thesis in October. Since November she has been a postdoctoral fellow at UMass Worcester. “Science is fun because […]
May 12, 2011 | Tina Encarnacion
Physician Leadership Symposium – Developing Skills Not Taught in Medical School
Health Center physicians went back to school this week to brush up on some skills they likely didn’t learn in medical school. The Physician Leadership Symposium focused on teaching more than 40 doctors from the UConn Medical Group (UMG) how to hone their team management skills. “Physicians are trained to be autonomous in their thinking […]
May 12, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Bench Strength
Victoria South '14 (BUS) studies on a bench outside the William H. Hall Building. Photo by Peter Morenus
May 12, 2011 | Peter Morenus
Season’s Last Massey Lecture to Revisit Early U.S. Medicine
Catherine L. Thompson, assistant professor in residence in the UConn Department of History, will give the last spring semester talk of the Robert U. Massey History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Lecture Series. Thompson will present “Therapeutic Experience and Expectations in the Early U.S. Republic” Tuesday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the Low Learning Center. Thompson’s article […]
May 11, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Rutt Runs Toward National Prominence in the 800M
Once an aspiring soccer player, Mike Rutt is now one of the nation’s best middle distance runners.
May 11, 2011 | Kenneth Best
Home of the Huskies
Gampel Pavilion is a quieter place in the spring. Photo by Peter Morenus
May 11, 2011 | Peter Morenus
Collaborative Research Day Focused on a Better Understanding of Developmental Disorders
Gaining a better understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD was the focus of Collaborative Research Day held recently at the Health Center’s Cell and Genome Sciences Building. The conference brought together clinicians and researchers from across the region. “This is a day we highlighted work at Hartford Hospital, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center […]
May 10, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington