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Who: Pamela and Frank Bramble
What: Bramble and Bramble: Remnants, Glyphs and Palimpsests
Where: Celeste LeWitt Gallery, UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington
When: January 21 through April 29, 2010 daily 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
About the Artists:
In their painting and mixed-media work, Pamela and Frank Bramble independently examine the beauty of worn and time-altered surfaces. Abstract in nature, Pamela Bramble’s abstract paintings resonate with color and reveal layered spaces that give the impression of continual evolution. Frank Bramble uses torn paper, wood, twine, wire, thread and color to create works that are both sculptural and painterly.
Pamela Bramble’s work is represented in public and private collections and has been reviewed by The New York Times, The Hartford Courant and Art New England. She received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Connecticut and a master’s in fine art from Columbia University in Chicago. She has taught a variety of art courses in the Department of Art and Art History at UConn since 1989 and has served as an invited juror and lecturer. She was presented with the President’s Gold Medallion for her paintings in the Emerging Artists exhibit at The Gregg Galleries in New York City, and was the recipient of a UConn research travel grant to study thirteenth and fourteenth century frescoes in Italy, a fundamental inspiration for her work.
Frank Bramble has been painting for more than 30 years. His work is in corporate, university, and private collections across the country. He earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Connecticut, a master’s in fine art from the University of Hartford and a master’s of arts in teaching from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. He has taught and been a guest lecturer and visiting artist at numerous schools and universities, most recently at Northwestern Connecticut Community College in Winsted, and at UConn.
The pieces at the Health Center represent some of the art exhibited in 2008 at UConn’s Homer Babbidge Library in Storrs. Parts of the original show have also been exhibited at UConn’s Torrington campus, and an expanded show is scheduled for Fairfield University’s Walsh Gallery at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in June/July 2010 and for the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn’s Avery Point campus in the spring of 2012.
The Brambles maintain studios in Connecticut and Vermont.
The University of Connecticut Health Center’s collection of fine arts serves to enhance the environment and promote the sense of a caring community for patients, visitors, staff and students. Art is selected, acquired and exhibited by the UCHC Art Advisory Committee. To view a selection of the Health Center’s permanent collection visit: http://auxiliary.uchc.edu/art.
The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, the UConn Medical Group, University Dentists, and John Dempsey Hospital. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. More information about the UConn Health Center is available at www.uchc.edu.
Note: News professionals are invited to visit the Office of Communications home page at today.uchc.edu for archived news releases and other information.
Find out during free program on January 27 at UConn Health Center
FARMINGTON, CONN. – Ajay Dhingra, D.D.S., M.S.D., of the Center for Implant and Reconstructive Dentistry, will present a free talk about the benefits of natural-looking dental implants on Wednesday, January 27, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
The talk will be held in the Center for Implant and Reconstructive Dentistry, which is on the main floor of the Health Center (use main hospital entrance). To register, call 800-535-6232.
Dr. Dhingra is an assistant professor in the Department of Reconstructive Sciences at the UConn School of Dental Medicine. He trained at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and is a member of the American College of Prosthodontics and the Academy of Osseointegration.
To learn more about the dental implant center, visit dentalimplants.uchc.edu.
The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, the UConn Medical Group, University Dentists, and John Dempsey Hospital. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. More information about the UConn Health Center is available at www.uchc.edu.
Note: News professionals are invited to visit the Office of Communications home page at today.uchc.edu for archived news releases and other information.
Collaborative Effort to Reach Children of Incarcerated Parents
FARMINGTON, CONN. – The University of Connecticut Health Center and its community partners are marking the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the national King Day of Service, and National Mentoring Month by unveiling a mentoring program for Hartford-area children whose parents are incarcerated.
What: "We Have a Dream Celebration" to introduce the Mentoring Futures Together program, including:
- A song and step performance by the Milner School Talented Teen Program.
- A hymn in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. sung by the Rev. Persephone Hall of Liberty Christian Center International.
- A violin performance from Nicole Stacey, a student at the Hartt School of Music.
When: Friday, January 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: State Capitol, Room 310
Who:
- UConn Health Center
- Judah House, a transitional housing facility for women in Hartford
- African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities (AFCAMP), a family advocacy group serving Hartford residents
Scheduled speakers:
- Josephine Hawke, assistant professor, UConn Health Center Department of Psychiatry
- Corendis Dawson-Bonner, executive director, Judah House
- Merva Jackson, executive director, AFCAMP
- Jeanne Milstein, state child advocate
- Roland Harmon, Governor’s Prevention Partnership
- Eva Bunnell, field representative for youth and families for U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-1st)
- Tammy Sneed, program director of girls services, Department of Children and Families
The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, the UConn Medical Group, University Dentists, and John Dempsey Hospital. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. More information about the UConn Health Center is available at www.uchc.edu.
Note: News professionals are invited to visit the Office of Communications home page at today.uchc.edu for archived news releases and other information.
Evidence-based Practices for Young Children with Autism Focusing on Challenging Behaviors and Inclusion
Forum to Be Held in Farmington on February 5
FARMINGTON, CONN. – Two prominent researchers and educators in the field of autism spectrum disorders will be the featured speakers for a forum on early childhood inclusion on Friday, February 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hartford Marriott, 15 Farm Springs Road, Farmington.
The presentation will focus on the prevention and resolution of challenging behaviors and the importance of inclusion and strategies for promoting highly successful educational experiences in inclusive settings. The session will include discussion of specific intervention techniques and examples with toddlers and preschoolers in home, community and classroom environments.
Glen Dunlap, a tenured professor with the University of Florida, has over 30 years of experience and has authored numerous publications in the areas of positive behavior support, family support, emotional and behavioral disorders and autism and other developmental disabilities.
Phil Strain is director of the Positive Early Learning Experiences Center at the University of Colorado Denver. Throughout his 34 year career, he has focused on developing, evaluating and replicating behavioral intervention for young children with autism and children who engage in aggression and anti-social behavior.
The forum is sponsored by the University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and the Partnership for Inclusive Practices.
For more information or to register for the forum visit Survey Monkey or call 860-679-1500.
The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, the UConn Medical Group, University Dentists, and John Dempsey Hospital. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. More information about the UConn Health Center is available at www.uchc.edu.
Note: News professionals are invited to visit the Office of Communications home page at today.uchc.edu for archived news releases and other information.
FARMINGTON, CONN. – Following a year of intensive efforts to implement far-reaching quality and safety initiatives, officials with the University of Connecticut Health Center today learned that the John Dempsey Hospital has been removed from licensure probation by the state Department of Public Health ahead of the expected schedule.
Though the probation could have lasted two years, the Health Center met its goal to achieve early removal.
"We are certainly gratified by the DPH’s action and see this as an important step forward in the hospital’s continuing improvement," said Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., vice president for health affairs and dean of the UConn School of Medicine.
Laurencin credited Hospital Director Mike H. Summerer, M.D., FACPE, who has made safety and quality improvement a 24/7 priority since taking the helm at John Dempsey Hospital in early 2009.
"We have excellent clinicians, staff and administrators throughout the Health Center who have remained completely focused and proactive about safety issues. Today’s action is a result of their work and dedication," Summerer said. In particular, he praised the work of the Health Center’s Department of Quality Programs and the mandatory, daily safety meetings for hospital staff.
"This has been, and will continue to be, a team effort," Summerer added.
Today’s announcement follows several acknowledgements from outside organizations. The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, which is part of the hospital, recently received the Get With The GuidelinesSM–Heart Failure Bronze Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that the Health Center has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients for at least 90 days with 85 percent compliance to core standard levels of care outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology.
Another recent study by a national alliance representing the majority of university hospitals in the U.S. ranked the Health Center in the top 10 for several key measurements of quality care in intensive care units (ICUs).The University Health System Consortium looked at specific metrics related to care in hospital ICUs such as length of stay, cost, and mortality for patients needing specialized services, including ventilators. The Health Center was ranked among the top 10 nationally in four out of six specific measurements and was among only three academic hospitals which ranked in the top 10 for four or more measures.
"Over the last few months we’ve received a good deal of praise for our hospital and its amazing staff. We are very proud to offer world-class care to all the citizens of Connecticut," Dr. Laurencin added.
The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, the UConn Medical Group, University Dentists, and John Dempsey Hospital. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. More information about the UConn Health Center is available at www.uchc.edu.
Note: News professionals are invited to visit the Office of Communications home page at today.uchc.edu for archived news releases and other information.