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Kristina Delgado is the graduate student 2025 Commencement speaker for the UConn Graduate School programs based at UConn Health (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo).

Commencement Student Speaker Spotlight: Kristina Delgado

Delgado is a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Science and the Graduate School’s student speaker for UConn Health’s 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025

Front row: Summer Xu, Khaoula Ben Haj Frej. Middle row: Emily Orosco, Cailyn Regan, Caitlin Foster, Grace Nichols, Sarishka Desai, Kyanna Alleyne, and Margaret Boudreau. Back row: Desiree Dear, Vedika Karandikar, Julia Silverman, Carly Malesky.

UConn Championing More Women Surgeons

Record Number of Female Medical Students Match into Future Careers in Surgery

Fatal drug overdose is a AdobeStock Image

Fentanyl is in Our Backyard – Connecticut and Parents Take Action

UConn School of Medicine researcher calls for better protection and services for our youth at risk of fentanyl’s fatal consequences

Dr. Ketan Bulsara

UConn Health Board of Directors Honor the Success of World-Renowned Neurosurgeon Dr. Ketan Bulsara

Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery will be recognized at Commencement with the 2025 Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award.

Fiona Vanderhoof, 4, with her mother Jacqueline, is already making a big difference in the future lives of others living with autism.

This World Autism Awareness Day a Proud Mom Celebrates Her Young Daughter’s Advancement of Science

4-Year-Old Fiona Vanderhoof Has Donated Her Cells to UConn to Fuel its Cutting-Edge Autism Research Developing Future Gene Therapies

Manisha Juthani, MD, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH).

Connecticut DPH Commissioner to Headline UConn Health’s 54th Commencement

On May 12 Dr. Manisha Juthani is the Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2025 medical, dental, and graduate students.

University Professor Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn being knighted in St. Lucia.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St. Lucia

Laurencin of UConn is now a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, an Order Established by Queen Elizabeth II

UConn School of Medicine's David C. Steffens, M.D., M.H.S., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Distinguished Scientist Award Goes to UConn’s Dr. David C. Steffens

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Highly Honors UConn School of Medicine’s Chair of Psychiatry

Graduating UConn medical student and future primary care doctor Lily Zhong celebrating Match Day 2025 with her parents.

111 UConn Medical Students Meet Their Residency Match

Largest Match Day ever for Connecticut’s No. 1 producer of new doctors, UConn School of Medicine

Dr. Linda S. Durst of the Department of Psychiatry at UConn School of Medicine (UConn Health Photo/Tina Encarnacion).

Dr. Linda S. Durst Elevated to Fellow of The American College of Psychiatrists

Durst recently joined the faculty of UConn School of Medicine