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High-Tech Tools Helping Patients Breathe Easier
Millions of people suffer from chronic sinus problems which can make everyday activities like exercising and sleeping extremely difficult. Many find relief through non-surgical methods but in cases that are severe, UConn Health offers the latest surgical techniques that make it possible for patients to breathe easier again.
Autumn Art at UConn Health
Carrie Simon’s artwork, “Sandra’s Garden” and Jack Byne's “Altered States” photography exhibit will be on display through December 8 at UConn Health.
Incoming Dental Students Receive Their White Coats
The 49 students in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2020 celebrated the traditional White Coat Ceremony last Friday. The annual event is a symbolic induction into the profession of dental medicine but the ceremony isn’t as “ancient” as you might think. Dean of the dental school, Dr. R. Lamont (Monty) MacNeil, told […]
Molecular Biologist Sandra Weller Talks about “What’s Possible”
What my research team hopes to make possible is a new therapy to treat a ubiquitous and formidable foe – the herpes simplex virus. There has been an epic evolutionary battle being waged between viruses and humans for millions of years. Herpes simplex is one of the nastiest and most common viruses that infect humans. […]
Dental Students from UConn and Tufts Team Up
UConn dental students teamed up with students from Tufts for a mini-medical/dental school for middle-schoolers held at the Boston Museum of Science July 13. Dr. Michael Goupil, associate dean for students, and two fourth-year dental students, Onyinyechi Esonu and Christopher Haxhi, took part in the event organized by former UConn dental professor Melissa Ing. The […]
The Rebirth of Family Medicine
In a new video and Q & A article Dr. Montgomery Douglas, chair of the Department of Family Medicine at UConn Health shares his perspective on the rebirth of the family medicine physician.
UConn Health Graduate Students Recognized for Their Research
The 33rd Annual Graduate Student Research Day held June 9 celebrated the excellent research being conducted by UConn Health students.
UConn Dental Keeps Athletes Smiling Bright at Special Olympics
UConn dental students and faculty provided free oral health screenings for the Special Smiles clinic during the Summer Games of the Special Olympics Connecticut last weekend.
UConn Health MD/PhD Student Recognized at National Scientific Meeting
UConn Health MD/PhD students attend prestigious national meeting to celebrate advances in medicine and science.
NIH Renews Funding for Largest Training Grant at UConn Health
The Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology training grant at UConn Health has been renewed for another five years by the National Institutes of Health for more than $3 million.