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Every February in honor of American Heart Month, UConn Health's campus lights-up red to raise greater awareness about the importance of preventing cardiovascular diseases (UConn Health Photo/Tina Encarnacion).

A Few Simple Steps to Start Preventing Heart Disease Today

February is American Heart Month: Calhoun Cardiology Center Cardiologist Shares His Heart Health Tips So You Can Begin Preventing Heart Disease Right Now

Fourth-year medical students Christopher Edwards, Sarishka Desai, Michael Li, and Margaret Boudreau, successfully early matched to their residency programs in ophthalmology. (February 10 2025/Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo).

Four Future Eye Doctors Meet Their Match

Early Match Results for Ophthalmology Residencies are in for 4 UConn School of Medicine Soon-to-Be Grads

UConn Neuroscientist Dr. Eric S. Levine in his lab at UConn School of Medicine (Photo by Lauren Woods).

Eagles Autism Foundation Awards Research Funding to UConn School of Medicine

Cutting-edge autism research of UConn Neuroscientist Dr. Eric Levine and his Lab wins $400,000 in research funds thanks to football fans donating to the annual Eagles Autism Challenge

During its MLK Week of activities the first Service and Advocacy Summit was held at UConn Health on Jan. 30. UConn Health Disparities Institute Director Linda Sprague Martinez delivered the keynote address.

Legacy of MLK Jr. Carried On at UConn Health’s Inaugural Service and Advocacy Summit

“We have MLK Day, but we should be thinking about health disparities always, especially in the medical field.”

Jim and Pat Calhoun (UConn Foundation photo).

Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health Celebrates 20 Years

February is American Heart Month. For Two Decades the Calhoun Cardiology Center has been Advancing Cardiovascular Care, Research, and Training the Next Generation of Heart Doctors

Central Sterile Processing Department

Teamwork is also Behind the Scenes at UConn Health

The Unsung Heroes of the Central Sterile Processing Department

UConn Health Opens New Home for New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center

Sickle cell and blood disorder patients now have a new, combined state-of-the-art 12,840 sq. ft. care space at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

UConn School of Medicine's David C. Steffens, M.D., M.H.S., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Dr. David C. Steffens Named Fellow of American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

ACNP Prestigiously Honors Chair of Psychiatry at UConn School of Medicine for His Contributions to the Field of Geriatric Psychiatry.

UConn Medical and Dental Students Carry on MLK’s Legacy of Public Service

UConn School of Medicine and Dental Medicine students perform community service and share their personal reflections about the inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Academic Rotunda

UConn Joins the Aspiring Scholars in Undergraduate Pre-Medicine Program

Georgia’s Albany State University (ASU) Teams with UConn School of Medicine to Grow Diverse College Student Exposure to Careers in Medicine