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Chronic Leg Swelling Mystery Solved by Innovative UConn Interventional Cardiologist
To solve her chronically swollen leg issue, Maureen Previti turned to UConn Health's Calhoun Cardiology Center: "UConn is a teaching hospital. I knew they would be able to think out of the box to find a solution for me.”
U.S. News & World Report Names UConn a High Performer in Heart Attack and Stroke Care
UConn John Dempsey Hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report in 2023-2024 Best Hospitals rankings.
Nine Consecutive AHA Gold Level Awards for Heart Attack Care Excellence
For the ninth year in a row UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital have been awarded The American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® –STEMI Receiving Center – Gold award.
Ming Xu, Ph.D. of UConn receives AFAR Rising Star Award in Aging Research
“A recipient of multiple AFAR grants, Dr. Xu has made a highly significant contribution to the field of aging research early in his career,” shares The American Federation for Aging Research.
EPA Begins Testing ‘Owl Force One’ DIY Air Cleaner Made by Connecticut Public School Children
On July 26 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists began testing the power of the low-cost DIY 'Corsi-Rosenthal' box air purifier against infectious aerosols, like the virus that causes COVID-19, at its EPA Homeland Security Division Laboratory’s high-tech, advanced biochamber.
Connecticut High School Students Conducting Research at UConn Health
UConn Health’s programs are having an enormous impact on the youth of Connecticut, the future of science and the research and health care workforce. Learn how and meet some of this year's graduates of the High School Research Apprentice Program of the longstanding Health Career Opportunities Program.
UConn Road Trip to EPA Launches DIY Air Filter High-Tech Biochamber Testing
A letter from a Middletown fifth-grader to a UConn researcher started it all: Now, EPA scientists will test the power of the low-cost DIY 'Corsi-Rosenthal' box air purifier against infectious aerosols, like the virus that causes COVID-19. The device being tested on July 26 was made and decorated by the 9-year-old and her classmates
UConn Expert Member of Global Commission Calling on World to Improve Sickle Cell Disease Care
Global mortality from sickle cell disease may be nearly 11 times higher than recorded, says new Commission of world experts published in The Lancet Haematology journal.
Federal Funding Renewed for UConn’s Cross-Campus Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service
UConn's UCEDD is on the front lines in Connecticut helping those with disabilities and their families and building the capacity of the future workforce to conduct research and deliver evidence-based intervention practices.
Remembering Dr. Naomi F. Rothfield
As one of UConn School of Medicine’s first women faculty, legendary internationally-renowned rheumatologist Dr. Naomi Rothfield had a nearly 50 year career at UConn Health retiring in 2016. She passed away on Sunday, July 2.