Ira Morrison
Author Archive
Training the Next Generation of Health Providers and Scientists in Aging and Geroscience
National Institutes on Aging award reflects the growth and maturity of UConn's multidisciplinary aging research efforts and leadership in geroscience
October 14, 2021 | Ira Morrison
Article Published in Nature Aging Journal Features Work by UConn Center on Aging Researchers
Article documents studies on the biology of aging and longevity, examining aging at a biological level and exploring efforts at harnessing those biological processes to prolong life span and health span.
October 12, 2021 | Ira Morrison
UConn Health Researcher Receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for her Work on Antibiotic Treatment Failure
Exploring new technologies and methods for reducing antibiotic treatment failures could lead to significant breakthroughs in responding to this worsening global public health challenge.
October 6, 2021 | Ira Morrison
UConn Health Researcher Focuses on Enhanced N95 Mask Protection
A UConn Health researcher has won a federal grant to develop respirator masks that could help mitigate the spread of airborne illnesses like COVID-19
September 29, 2021 | Ira Morrison
Federal Funding Renewed for Center of Excellence Dedicated to Worker Health and Wellbeing
An interdisciplinary team has received renewed federal funding to explore the complex factors that influence employee health, safety and well-being, developing and testing participatory methods within organizations to promote worker health and safety.
September 23, 2021 | Ira Morrison
UConn Health Commemorates 20 Years Since 9/11 Attacks
Reflecting on a generational trauma, two decades later
September 10, 2021 | Ira Morrison
Cancer Research Award for UConn Internal Medicine Resident
The American Society of Hematology selects Dr. Joshua Fein among the recipients of its 2021 HONORS Award.
August 26, 2021 | Ira Morrison
Students Serving Community With Screenings, Vaccinations
A multidisciplinary force including UConn faculty and students came together last weekend in Hartford’s Keney Park and North End neighborhoods to offer free health screenings, COVID-19 information, and door-to-door vaccinations.
August 26, 2021 | Ira Morrison
UConn Medical and Dental Students Don their First White Coats at Annual Ceremony
Students from UConn's Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine received their first white coats at the 2021 White Coat ceremony held August 20 in Farmington
August 23, 2021 | Ira Morrison
UConn Center on Aging Awarded $7 Million NIH Grant to Support Older Adults Initiative
The grant will establish a center focused on helping older adults maintain their independence
August 18, 2021 | Ira Morrison