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NICU Study Focuses on Kangaroo Care Program
The Health Center’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit is participating in a study aimed at increasing the use of kangaroo care or skin-to-skin holding. For many families, kangaroo care has become an integral part of their ability to bond with their baby and reduce stress while their infant is being cared for in the NICU. But […]
March 2, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Researchers Say State is Adding Jobs, But Wrong Kind
A recent report calls for policy changes to focus on jobs that will lead to greater economic growth.
March 2, 2011 | Richard Veilleux
Health Center Supports Proposal to Create an Umbilical Cord Blood Bank
Dr. Winston Campbell, director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and interim chair of the Department of OB/GYN at the Health Center, was one of the experts testifying before a legislative committee today in support of a proposal to create the state’s first public umbilical cord blood bank. The program would facilitate and promote the collection of umbilical cord blood […]
March 2, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Defense!
Freshman Garrett Gruber attempts to hit the volleyball over the net as Kevin McCall, foreground, and Jeff Braun, also freshmen, try to block it during a game in the Field House. Photo by Ariel Dowski
March 2, 2011 | Ariel Dowski
Health Center March Programs, Events
Following is a rundown of UConn Health Center events in March: Nutrition for a Healthy Heart Wednesday, March 2, 2 to 4 p.m., UConn Health Center, Dowling North Building The UConn Health Center’s Healthy Nutrition program invites you on a journey to a lower blood pressure, reduced cholesterol and healthier weight. This group meets on […]
March 1, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Thirty-five Years Later, a Mafia Heist Still Intrigues
A UConn journalism professor is writing a book about a mob leader who robbed his own people.
March 1, 2011 | Karen A. Grava
Austen Classic Inspires High Tea
Following the Sunday matinee of CRT’s production of the Jane Austen classic 'Pride and Prejudice,' high tea was served at the Nathan Hale Inn. Photo by Sean Flynn
March 1, 2011 | Sean Flynn
First Births from Frozen Eggs Announced at UConn Health Center
A study to evaluate the efficacy of egg freezing in IVF treatment has resulted in six live births.
March 1, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Health Center Names New Director of Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava, an accomplished leader in basic and translational research, has been named the new director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. Srivastava is a professor and interim chair of the Department of Immunology, director of the Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases, and part of the leadership […]
February 28, 2011 | Maureen McGuire
Cost of Summer Housing Reduced
To encourage more students to take summer classes, UConn will offer summer housing at half price.
February 28, 2011 | Michael Kirk