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Class of 2022 Sets Sail at UConn School of Dental Medicine
UConn School of Dental Medicine has welcomed its incoming class of 48 first-year students hailing from across Connecticut and the nation.
Next Generation of Venture Capitalists Training at UConn School of Medicine
UConn School of Medicine and Canaan Partners, a multi-billion dollar venture capital healthcare and technology firm of Westport, Conn., has launched a new fellowship program for UConn Health’s medical and graduate students.
Connecticut Student Researchers Shine at UConn Health
You are 'at the heart of the state’s future bioscience ecosystem,' keynote speaker Susan Froshauer told students participating in a new innovation program headed by UConn Health's Caroline Dealy, during the Aug. 1 event.
UConn First Hospital in State to Host Milk Depot for Newborns
The service will distribute donated, pasteurized human milk to babies in fragile health, to boost their chances of survival and healthy development.
UConn Health Awards and Honors
Read the latest ways the excellence of UConn Health, UConn School of Medicine, and UConn School of Dental Medicine physicians are being recognized around the nation and world.
First Patient Receives Novel Gene Therapy for GSD
The gene therapy, administered for the first time at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, offers hope to patients with a rare and potentially deadly genetic liver disorder known as glycogen storage disease.
Tracking Opioid Overdoses in Real-Time to Save More Lives
A new pilot program led by the Connecticut Poison Control Center and UConn Health’s Emergency Medicine Department is now tracking opioid overdoses in Hartford in real-time to help save more lives.
New UConn Health Aging Researcher on Mission to Promote Healthy Aging
Ming Xu, Ph.D. has joined the UConn Center on Aging at UConn Health from the Mayo Clinic. Read about his new exciting aging research findings published this July in Nature Medicine showing how it may be possible to extend the human lifespan and healthspan someday with promising pharmacological interventions.
New Guidelines to Help Diagnose, Manage Rare Endocrine Disorders
UConn Health researcher Dr. Emily Germain-Lee hopes the publication of guidelines she co-authored will lead to better care for patients worldwide.
Augmented Reality Surgical Microscope Added to UConn Health Armamentarium
UConn Health is first in the nation to acquire a high-tech surgical microscope with new augmented reality computer-generated digital imaging capabilities to visually assist surgeons during the most complex surgeries from brain (for stroke and tumors) to spine surgeries.