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Heart Failure Symposium: Care Across the Continuum
The Heart Failure Symposium Care Across the Continuum held at the Health Center Wednesday attracted nearly 250 participants from hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities throughout the state. The purpose of the symposium was to examine a patient’s journey along the entire care continuum starting from when the patient is admitted to the hospital […]
February 10, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
There’s Something for Everyone at the Involvement Fair
Senior Elena Garcia, left, talks about Love 146, an organization that advocates the abolition of child sex trafficking and exploitation, during the Involvement Fair on Jan. 26. Photo by Ariel Dowski
February 10, 2011 | Ariel Dowski
New Technologies Test Pharmacy Students
Electronic prescriptions and data mining are raising new ethical concerns for pharmacy students.
February 10, 2011 | Colin Poitras
Cardiologist Discusses Heart Rhythm Irregularities
Heart arrhythmias can come in different forms and be signs of problems ranging from a nuisance one can live with to a cardiac emergency. Dr. Christopher Pickett, co-director of the Heart Rhythm Program at the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, says an arrhythmia can affect people of almost any age, often without regard to genetics. […]
February 9, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Health Center Leader Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Dr. Cato Laurencin honored for work in biomaterials science, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
February 9, 2011 | Maureen McGuire
New ROTC Commander Leads Battalion-sized Unit
Lt. Col. Scott Fleeher should find Storrs quieter than recent postings to Afghanistan and Bosnia.
February 9, 2011 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
Listen to This …
Two students compare playlists on their iPods at the Waterbury campus. Photo by Sean Flynn
February 9, 2011 | Sean Flynn
Students, Could You Please Move Your Cars?
The University asks resident students with cars to vacate parking lots on Feb. 12 for snow clearing.
February 9, 2011 | Michael Kirk
February Heart Month – Raising Awareness About Women’s Heart Health
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ZQ2ixrpeI&feature=player_embedded’] This story first appeared in the September 2010 issue of House Call. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Affecting over 42 million women, nearly one in three will die of a heart related problem. But despite its prevalence, the problem is vastly underscored and still […]
February 9, 2011 | Combined Reports
Census Data Now Available Through University Libraries
Connecticut-related U.S. Census data is in the Map & Geographic Info Center.
February 8, 2011 | Michael Howser, University Libraries