News stories that feature the University of Connecticut. http://news.uconn.edu/ Wed, 14 May 2008 20:37:03 -0500 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2133 One day into a full weekend of commencement ceremonies at the University of Connecticut, Michael J. Darre had already been on the main campus in Storrs for two hours before the business school faculty members began their procession into Gampel Pavilion for the first of seven separate exercises scheduled Sunday. Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2134 "Psychology is important . . . because there is a herd mentality that affects stock markets," said Fred Carstensen, director for the University of Connecticut's Center for Economic Analysis. "But we have very serious economic problems in this country." Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2135 Overcoming injuries along the way, Triton alumnus Amanda Martin has emerged as one of top track and field athletes in the Big East. The junior captain of the University of Connecticut track and field team has placed in the top two in the conference in the javelin each of the past two seasons. Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2136 At age 10, in 1955, Ronald L. Mallett lost his 33-year-old father to a heart attack. Mallett struggled deeply with the loss. He said he felt as if he had been thrown into a black hole. It was in reading Wells' tale of time travel a year later that Mallett found a renewed sense of purpose. Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2137 Emily Dolan, a graduate student in English at the University of Connecticut, writes about finding an old boy friend's personal information on the internet. Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2130 The a cappella group known as "A Completely Different Note" sings every type of music known to man, woman and child. That is what makes this 12-man vocal group from the University of Connecticut unique. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2131 “There are things you can’t change, like when you got your first period, or your family history,” said Dr. Carolyn D. Runowicz, director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Conn., referring to two well-known risk factors, early menstruation and having a close relative with breast cancer. “But you can change a lot about you. Empower yourself with knowledge and information.” Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2132 The drugs that are widely used to treat restless legs syndrome do provide relief, but they are burdened by side effects and a gradual loss of effectiveness that causes many sufferers to stop taking them, a new analysis finds. "One of the things that we found that we can't fully explain is that they have more robust effects early in therapy," said study co-author C. Michael White, an associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2125 Former UConn basketball star Rebecca Lobo regaled graduating seniors and their parents with funny stories about meeting presidents and her "ridiculous" childhood dream to play professional basketball as she urged students to dream big at the University of Connecticut's commencement ceremonies Sunday. Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.uconn.edu/php/tracker.php?source=UConnNews&id=2126 Rebecca Lobo didn't attend her University of Connecticut commencement in 1995 because she was trying out for the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team, a squad that would go on to take gold in Atlanta's 1996 Summer Games. Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500