Carolyn Pennington


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Graduate Student Research Day Awards 2017

Graduate students at UConn Health celebrated their research at the 34th annual Graduate Student Research Day on June 26.

UConn Health Chefs Offer Grilling Guidelines and Delicious Dessert for Next BBQ

Just in time for your July 4 barbeque, UConn Health Chefs have created a delicious dessert designed to cook on your grill and also offer some grilling guidelines for your next cookout.

Anne Diamond, CEO of UConn John Dempsey Hospital.

Hospital CEO Departs for New Challenge

After seven plus years of leadership and a long record of accomplishments, Anne Diamond announced this week she will be stepping down in August as CEO of UConn John Dempsey Hospital to pursue a new career challenge.

Medical students at UConn School of Medicine have access to advanced medical skills training in the new SIM Center at UConn Health.

Simulation Center Offers Safe Learning for Students and Clinicians

The new Clinical Simulation Center at UConn Health provides students and healthcare providers a hands-on learning experience in a safe environment.

MD/PhD Students Attend Premiere Meeting for Physician Scientists

Four UConn MD/PhD students attended the nation's premiere meeting for physician-scientists in Chicago last month. The Joint Meeting brings together the two major honorific societies for mid-career and senior physician-scientists leaders plus in-training early career members of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA).

Love of Nature and Animals Now on Display at UConn Health

The art exhibits of both Lori Racicot-Burrous and Peter Simard will be shown at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health until Sept. 7, 2017.

Dedication of CT Lions Eye Research Foundation Waiting Room

The Connecticut Lions Eye Research Fund was celebrated May 20 with the naming of the Ophthalmology Waiting Room on the 5th floor of the Outpatient Pavilion. Over 40 UConn Health leaders, staff and guests were there to mark the important milestone.

Patient Gives ‘Thumbs Up’ for Wide Awake Hand Surgery

The numbness and tingling in her hands kept Lena Knowles up at night. Watch the video to learn how UConn Health orthopedic surgeon Joel Ferreira was able to relieve her carpal tunnel pain with a procedure that minimally impacted her active lifestyle.

The original patient tower, left, and the new tower that together make up UConn John Dempsey Hospital. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

Hospital Tower at UConn Health Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

University Tower at UConn Health is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Watch the video to relive the big moments.

Young Heart Attack Survivor: ‘Don’t Ignore the Warning Signs’

Thirty-six year old Brad Lauer, a heart attack survivor, thanks UConn Health for a complete recovery and says even if you're young - don't ignore the warning signs of a heart attack.