2008 Woodie Awards
The passenger in the car that hit and killed UConn freshman Carlee Wines in January 2007 will face jail time for her role in the fatal hit-and-run, a judge decided Tuesday, July 8, in Rockville Superior Court. Michelle A. Hall, 19, of Wantagh, N.Y., was sentenced to three years in prison, to be suspended after six months, and three years of probation after pleading guilty under the Alford Doctrine to one count of third-degree hindering prosecution on April 18. (1) comment
In an effort to expand sustainable food on campus, UConn has purchased 100,000 bees from a farm in Georgia to produce its honey supply. (1) comment
Only 12 percent of Americans are health literate enough to handle their own care, according to the 2007 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. Health illiteracy harms not only patients and the quality of care that they receive but the economy as well. It is estimated that poor health literacy costs the United States between $106 and $236 billion dollars annually, according to a UConn report released last year. (3) comments