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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
Calhoun Ride Back for Fifth Year
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2SXYwzcyU&feature=player_embedded’] UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, a three-time national champion and three-time cancer survivor, brings his annual fundraising bike ride and walk back to Simsbury for a fifth year. The 2011 NBC Connecticut Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk will be held at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows on Iron Horse […]
May 10, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
University Teaching Awards, 2011
The 2011 University Teaching Awards were announced recently by the Institute for Teaching and Learning: Outstanding First Year Experience Teaching Awards Peter Nicholls Gary Lewicki John T. Szarlan Memorial Student Mentors Emily Ragaglia, Pathobiology Yoo Mi Thompson, Finance ITL Teaching Fellow Award Robert Milvae, Animal Science ITL Outstanding Adjunct Award Steven Kalb, Journalism Lynne Rogers, […]
May 10, 2011 | Combined Reports
Class Prepares Students for Careers in Literary Publishing
Students gain hands-on experience producing UConn’s creative writing journal.
May 10, 2011 | Tim Stobierski, CLAS ’11
Pretty in Pink
A springtime view of the Storrs campus, one of the prettiest places on the planet. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli, CLAS '11
May 10, 2011 | Jessica Tommaselli,CLAS '11
Dancing to the Beat
The UConn Dance Company is a student-run group that is serious about having fun.
May 9, 2011 | Alexa Dankowski, CLAS ’13
Health Center Celebrates Its Nurses
The UConn Health Center is honoring its nurses with a weeklong celebration of Nurses Week, during which nurses will be treated to massages, teas, ice cream, and programs on meditation, sound healing, and acupuncture. The Health Center’s 2011 Nurses Week celebration started Sunday, May 8, with a kickoff breakfast. A complete schedule of Nurses Week Events […]
May 9, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Malloy, Farrow, Stress Community Service in Commencement Speeches
The speakers urged graduating students to remember their responsibility to the world.
May 9, 2011 | Richard Veilleux
It’s Just the Beginning … Commencement 2011
Danielle Kick, left, takes a photo of Lauren Friel and Colleen Wilhide before the second CLAS commencement ceremony held at Gampel Pavilion on May 8. Photo by Peter Morenus
May 9, 2011 | Peter Morenus & Jessica Tommaselli, CLAS '11
Go West, Young Man – Or Not
A new study finds a rise in ‘rootedness’ in the U.S. since migration peaked in the late 1960s.
May 6, 2011 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today