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UConn Health Redesignated a HEARTSafe Campus
UConn Health is Connecticut's first and only designated ‘HEARTSafe Campus’ medical center.
Dr. Thomas Agresta is New Chair of Family Medicine at UConn Health
“I am excited to have the opportunity to lead the Family Medicine department in a time of rapid change in medicine," says Agresta who has served on the School of Medicine faculty for 28 years.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin to Receive the Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success from the American Chemical Society
Laurencin serves UConn as University Professor, the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, materials science and engineering, and biomedical engineering.
Labor Day Report: Less Occupational Disease; COVID-19 Still Dominates
UConn Health is out with its annual Labor Day 'Occupational Disease in Connecticut' report
Mark Terasaki, Ph.D. of UConn Elected a Fellow of The American Society for Cell Biology
In early December Terasaki will be recognized in Boston as a new ASCB fellow at Cell Bio 2023, the joint meeting of ASCB and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
2023 New Appointments of School of Medicine Faculty
This August the Academic Affairs Subcommittee of the Board of Directors at UConn Health announced the new appointments of academic tenure and senior rank for UConn School of Medicine faculty.
UConn School of Medicine Welcomes the Class of 2027
Childhood dreams of becoming a doctor are coming true at UConn School of Medicine for 112 new medical students receiving their white coats.
Patients Highly Recommend UConn John Dempsey Hospital
UConn’s teaching hospital is one of just two Connecticut hospitals to be most likely recommended by patients. UConn John Dempsey Hospital has five stars for patient recommendations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at UConn Selects Four Presidential M1 Mentorship Program Awardees
“I am pleased to welcome the 2023 cohort of Presidential M1 Mentors, comprised of a distinguished group of faculty across UConn and UConn Health. Mentorship is fundamental for student success, and it stands as one of the pillars of our Institute," says University Professor Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.
Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Achievement Award Bestowed Upon Dr. Neil R. Powe of University of California at San Francisco
The Cato T. Laurencin M.D., Ph.D. Lifetime Research Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the W. Montague Cobb/ National Medical Association Health Institute.