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Department of Public Health Sciences of the UConn School of Medicine at the 2026 CPHA Annual Conference (UConn Photo/Tharun Palla).

Public Health Matters: UConn Faculty and Students Champion Equity and Community Voices at CPHA

The UConn Health Disparities Institute and the Department of Public Health Sciences shine at the 2026 Connecticut Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

students presenting research posters

Celebrating Scholarly Curiosity: Student Research Day 2026

Medical and Dental Student Research Day is the culmination of medical and dental students’ projects for the year.

Dr. Isaac Moss at microphone in studio

‘Healthy Rounds’: Spine Surgery’s Advances and Promising Future

Dr. Isaac Moss, chair of UConn Health’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast

Panel discussion The Because of UConn Conversation Series: Shredding the Silence on Menopause (Photo by UConn Foundation/Desiray Green).

UConn Health Disparities Institute Leads the Way: Making Moves for Menopause Equity

From the State Capitol to campus, the UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI) is accelerating a statewide movement to make menopause visible in policy, practice, and everyday conversations.

A teenage boy boy sleeping in bed

How Much Sleep Do Teens Get? Six-Seven Hours.

And that is not nearly enough

Dr. Cato T.Laurencin, Groundbreaking Life Scientist

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Recognized as a Groundbreaking Life Scientist

Laurencin was honored in a graphic timeline of over the past 100 years that celebrated the milestone achievements of Black life scientists.

St Lucia Academy Founding Fellows

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin: Founding Fellow of The Saint Lucia Academy of Technology, Science, and the Arts

Vision of UConn's Laurencin incorporated in The Saint Lucia Academy of Technology, Science, and the Arts.

BMT team at Tandem Meetings in front of poster

BMT Nurses Shine at 2026 Tandem Meetings

Three nurses of The Blood and Marrow Transplantation team at UConn Health presented the program’s latest research findings in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Brick building with signage that says UConn Health Waterbury Hospital

Waterbury Hospital Joins UConn Health Community Network,  Strengthening Care for the Community  

Transition creates a new system of care for the Waterbury community and beyond  

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Aging Research in U.S. Accelerated by Major ARPA-H Contract

UConn Center on Aging is Part of a National Research Consortium Testing a Drug Originally Developed for HIV Treatment as a New Possible Gerotherapeutic Therapy for Biological Aging