Special Events and Receptions

  • 3/2 Cancer and the Family UConn Science Salon

    Register now for the March edition of UConn Science Salon, "The 'C' Word: How Cancer Impacts the Family." UConn Science Salon brings together experts and the public for vibrant discussions on the hottest topics in science today. 

    Join us tomorrow, March 2, as our expert panel takes a look at the way that cancer impacts the family, caregiver stress, and the challenges that grief or survivorship present. Panelists from the social and medical sciences will come together to talk about emotional and physiological affects of cancer, and some strategies for coping.

    Featured Panelists:

    Dr. Jayesh Kamath, UConn associate professor of psychiatry

    Halley Robinson '08, Inpatient social worker, The Connecticut Hospice, Inc.

    Ronald Sabatelli, Ph.D, UConn professor of human development and family studies

    Moderator:

    Dr. Peter Deckers, UConn Health's Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Price is $15 per person, including appetizers and one drink. Parking is available in each of the two Front Street garages and offers guests easy access directly to Front Street. Spotlight Theatres validates a portion of the parking fee. Register here: https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/ehome/index.php?eventid=196655&

    For more information on the Science Salon programs, please visit: sciencesalon.uconn.edu
     
     
    For more information, contact: Liz Krueger at lkrueger@foundation.uconn.edu