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Andrew Emery, School of Dental Medicine 2018 Commencement Speaker
Andrew Emery is a lifelong New Englander who wouldn’t be surprised if his career path led him back to his native Maine. That path would go through Boston first, and with it comes a lot of time to explore other options. This summer he starts a six-year residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the […]
Graduate School Commencement Speaker: No Time for Complacency
UConn Health’s 2018 commencement exercises are Monday, May 7, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts in Storrs. This year’s graduating classes include 43 candidates from the UConn School of Dental Medicine and 85 candidates from the UConn School of Medicine, including four M.D./Ph.D. candidates and four M.D./MPH candidates. An additional 47 master’s students […]
Power of Possible: Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Bernardo Rodrigues, director of UConn Health's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, shares his expertise during Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.
Global Health Students Present Findings Monday
An eye-opening experience interacting with an underserved population in one of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest countries is likely to follow Brooke Schuman throughout her career. The second-year UConn medical student and aspiring pediatrician will share what she learned from her eight-week stay in Nicaragua during Medical/Dental Student Research Day, Monday, Feb. 26 at UConn Health.
100 Percent Dental Residency Match for Class of 2018
The UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2018 has 40 students who sought a residency program, and all 40 found one.
UConn Health Huntington’s Disease Expert Optimistic About New Drug
The director of the state's only Huntington's disease program explains why a recent clinical trial is encouraging news in the effort to treat Huntington's disease.
Flu Shot: Time Is Now
It’s early in the flu season, and the ideal time to get your flu shot. Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus, UConn Health's Infectious Diseases Division chief, share his outlook.
50 Minutes That Saved a Life
It's an improbable story of survival thanks to unrelenting clinicians and paramedics at UConn Health.
UConn Health Foot Care Specialists Deliver New Shoes to Homeless
The annual Thanksgiving tradition continued this year with volunteers from the UConn Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine team helping distribute footwear and socks at two local homeless shelters.
UConn Dental Student Serves, Studies in Guatemala
Emily Keller's altruistic and academic missions come together in a poor Central American village.