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Fourth-year UConn medical student Avni Jain assists a dermatology patient with a virtual reality headset before his procedure. (Ryan Bernat/UConn Health)

Comfort in 3D: Study Finds Virtual Reality Eases Patient Anxiety

Even a simple skin procedure can make someone a little nervous. At UConn Health, a new study is helping patients find calm in an unexpected way – through virtual reality.

Photo of University of Connecticut's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin has long been an influential force and a driver of innovation in the inventor’s world.

Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez speaking

Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez of UConn Health Disparities Institute Served as Keynote Speaker at Hispanic Health Council’s Annual Maternal Health Conference

During Hispanic Heritage Month Connecticut’s Experts in Maternal Health and Violence Prevention Gathered in Hartford.

Dr. Lauren Geaney environmental portrait indoors white coat

National Society Chooses UConn Health’s Dr. Lauren Geaney

Joins American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Board of Directors

A group of researchers smiling in front of a blue wall

UConn Cancer Care Startup Goes Global (and Beyond)

Encapsulate, a MedTech company founded by UConn alumni, closes seed round and aims ever higher

ISSCR Executive Committee honorees in large group including Dr Imitola.

Dr. Jaime Imitola of UConn Honored by the International Society of Stem Cell Research

ISSCR appoints Dr. Jaime Imitola chair of its Education Committee and honors him with its 2025 Public Service Award.

Dissection tables inside a lab at UConn Health

Honoring Life Through Learning

Thanks to the Anatomical Donation Program, students benefit from a hands-on experience

Healing Power of Music Series event of The Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Institute was held on Martha’s Vineyard.

The Cato T. Laurencin Institute Healing Power of Music Sponsors Jazz on the Vineyard

Cool jazz and community outreach was the focus of the 14th Annual Jazz on the Vineyard event sponsored by The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.

Joe Dempsey standing inDr. Pramod Srivastava’s immunology lab in the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center,

UConn Health Named One of Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025

UConn Health has been named one of Forbes’ America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2025, earning a Top 20 spot in Connecticut thanks to its culture of collaboration, opportunity, and the extraordinary people who make it a special place to build a career.

Dr. Katherine Phillips with baby patient.

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UConn School of Medicine's 2025 Annual Report.