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TIP-ing the Future in Connecticut’s Favor
Innovative biomedical companies not only help improve patient care; they’re also powerful economic drivers. It’s no wonder, then, that states nationwide are in fierce competition to attract young, entrepreneurial biomedical firms. Today’s startups have the potential to grow into tomorrow’s successful companies, generating high-paying jobs and economic vitality while improving human health. The University of […]
May 4, 2011 | Noreen Kirk
May Is Melanoma Month – UConn Dermatologist Warns of Tanning Bed Dangers
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WCznpbdrY&feature=player_embedded’] As many women prepare for proms and weddings this season, they hope to obtain that healthy glow by heading to the tanning bed salons. But the color you may get from a tanning bed is anything but healthy, says Dr. Hanspaul Makkar, dermatologist with the UConn Health Center. Your risk of melanoma increases by […]
May 3, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
May Health Center Programs, Events
Following is a rundown of UConn Health Center events in May: Free Lifestyle Modification Educational Series on Cholesterol Monday, May 2, 6 to 7 p.m., UConn Health Center, Onyiuke Dining Room The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center presents “Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol, High Cholesterol,” part of a free educational lecture series focusing on cardiac […]
May 2, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Huey Starts New Role with New Discussion Series on Health Care Changes
In his new role as the UConn School of Medicine’s associate dean for community and continuing education, Dr. Leighton Huey is introducing a program designed to stimulate discussion about critical changes taking place within health care as a result of reform efforts. “The System Redesign Series is designed to bring to the Health Center pre-eminent […]
May 2, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Renowned Pediatric Dentist Discusses Advances in Oral Health Care
Nearly 100 pediatric dentists from around the state attended the Connecticut Society of Pediatric Dentistry (CSPD) meeting held recently at the Health Center. Dr. Paul Casamassimo, chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at The Ohio State University was the featured speaker for the CSPD-UConn-Castaldi spring meeting. Casamassimo is a renowned pediatric dentist, and his […]
May 2, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Commencement Speaker Ready to Be ‘The Dentist’
Joe Blondin says he’s just looking forward to being “the dentist.” The 2011 School of Dental Medicine commencement speaker’s days as a student are not over, but the next phase of his training—he’s staying at UConn as a Master of Dental Science candidate and endodontics resident—will be different. “I’ll be the dentist,” Blondin says. “I […]
April 29, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Canalis Delivers First Posthumous Raisz Lectureship
The second talk in the visiting lectureship named after Dr. Lawrence G. Raisz was the first since his death last August. An audience of more than 60 heard Dr. Ernesto Canalis, professor of medicine and orthopaedic surgery, discuss the highly conserved cell signaling system known as the notch signaling pathway. “I owe a lot of […]
April 28, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
2011 High School Mini Medical/Dental School Graduates
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627184306473″] Nearly 80 students from 20 Connecticut high schools took part in the 2011 High School Mini Medical/Dental School. The eight-week series of Thursday afternoon lectures by Health Center faculty concluded with the awarding of diplomas in the Low Learning Center April 21. The lectures covered medicine, dental medicine and research. Fifteen Health […]
April 27, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Library Books Can’t Escape Father Time
An exhibit at the Lyman Maynard Stowe Library shows the impact the years can have on the condition of books. Jenny Miglus, the librarian at the Hartford Medical Society’s Historical Library, created the exhibit to coincide with Preservation Week, April 24 to 30 as designated by the American Library Association. “Books age, just the way […]
April 26, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Curious About Your Cholesterol?
Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol, High Cholesterol – What Does It All Mean? Monday, May 2, 6 to 7 p.m. Onyiuke Dining Room Register by calling 800-535-6232. View the event flyer > Most people know that healthy cholesterol levels can protect your heart and arteries. By now most of us know about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol. […]
April 25, 2011 | Chris Kaminski