May 16, 2011

TUESDAY: GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES NEW JOBS INITIATIVE AT UCONN HEALTH CENTER

DECD Commissioner, UConn President, President-Designate and Medical School Dean will all join Malloy

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy will announce a sweeping new jobs initiative at the UConn Health Center on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The proposal, which will help Connecticut become a leader in the bioscience industry, will create jobs now, sustain economic growth going forward, and spur innovation in the future. Governor Malloy will be joined by the Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith; Outgoing UConn President Philip Austin; Incoming President Susan Herbst; and UConn Health Center Vice President for Health Affairs and Medical School Dean Dr. Cato Laurencin, among others.

WHO : Governor Malloy, DECD Commissioner Smith, President Austin, President-Designate Herbst, Dr. Laurencin
WHAT : Governor Malloy announces job initiative at UConn Health Center
WHEN : Tuesday, May 17, 2011; 11:30 a.m.
WHERE : UConn Health Center, Academic Entrance; 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington

To get to the UConn Health Center academic entrance: Entering the campus from Route 4, at the first stop sign, continue straight. Bear right at the fork and continue up the hill. Turn left at the stop sign into the academic entrance driveway. Directions to the UConn Health Center are available at http://www.uchc.edu/directions/home.html .

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For Immediate Release: May 16, 2011

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