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Influencing School Start Times with Science
'We are shortchanging our kids when we allow them to be sleep-deprived. Those who get enough sleep will do better in school, better in sports, and better in their relationships.'
Influencing School Start Times With Science
As we near the end of daylight saving time and gaining an extra hour of sleep comes to mind, physicians from the UConn Health Sleep Disorders Center discuss efforts to modify school start times in recognition of adolescents’ sleep habits. Drs. Jennifer Kanaan and Daniel McNally have been to several towns in recent years to […]
Effort to Draw Women Into Orthopedics Comes to UConn Health
Most years, men outnumber women in orthopedic residencies by a 6-to-1 margin. UConn Health is part of a national effort to balance that.
UConn Health Raises Standard for Stroke Treatment With New Imaging Technique
Using the latest in neuroimaging, UConn Health offers a new standard of care for patients who've suffered the most common type of stroke.
Research Award Roundup September 2017
Ephraim Trakhtenberg, assistant professor of neuroscience, won an Interstellar Initiative honor from the New York Academy of Sciences and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development. Most recently he was awarded “First Place – Outstanding Early Career Investigator Team Presentation in Neurocience.” In March he and collaborator Kumiko Hayashi of Tohoku University in Japan […]
Thriving Urban Service Track Enters 2nd Decade at UConn Health
UConn Health's Urban Service Track has enrolled more than 500 trainees from across six health professions, serving the underserved while teaching a team-based approach to care, and becoming a national model.
New Program Pairs Undergraduates with UConn Health Researchers
Forty UConn undergraduates in the Health Research Program worked with scientists at UConn Health this summer to explore different fields of medical research.
UConn Med Students Complete 3,500-mile Fundraising Bicycle Tour
UConn medical students Sonali Rodriguez and Brett Lehner return to class this fall having completed the school's 12th cross-country fundraising bicycle tour.
New Exhibit Reflects Evolution of Thought in Infant Care
A new Hartford Medical Society Historical Library exhibit at UConn Health shows stark differences in prevailing thought on infant care 100 years ago compared to today.
Pioneers in Neurosurgery Sharing Expertise With UConn Health
They've performed groundbreaking procedures and trained neurosurgeons around the world. Now, three of the biggest names in neurosurgery are joining UConn Health as consulting faculty.