School of Medicine

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Blaise Pascal Award

Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn to Receive the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, has been named the winner of the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science from the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) for his exceptional contributions to the field.

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UConn Receives State GreenerGov Awards for On-Campus Sustainability Efforts

The projects being honored further the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030

Dr. Jenna Kelsey at podcast microphone

Podcast: Skin Cancer Risk — Spray It Away?

Dr. Jenna Kelsey, UConn Health dermatologist, discusses sunscreen concerns

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Meet UConn Pepper Center’s 2025 REC Pepper Scholars

4 early-career faculty awarded under center’s Research Education Component to help advance aging research and the future of older adult care

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Recommendations for Improving Black Women HIV Care and Racial Equity

UConn Health Disparities Institute share their insights about the national Black Women First Initiative and the path forward to improved care for Black women with HIV.

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Sweet Disguise: Body Hides RNA With Sugar

Now that scientists understand the role of RNA glycosylation in deflecting immune system attention, they can check on whether that strategy is somehow going awry

Pioneering UConn physician-scientist Dr. Marja Hurley of UConn

UConn’s Dr. Marja Hurley is President-Elect of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Hurley is the fourth faculty member from UConn to be selected to lead the ASBMR.

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Air Purifiers May Reduce Heart Risks for People Exposed to Traffic Pollution

UConn School of Medicine study finds in-home HEPA air filters significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in adults with elevated readings.

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Connecticut’s First Pediatric DBS for Epilepsy: A New Era in Care

Thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration between Connecticut Children’s and UConn Health, Drs. Christopher Conner and David Hersh became the first in Connecticut to perform deep brain stimulation on a child with drug-resistant epilepsy—paving the way for others like Bella to benefit.

James Marks, 25, of Guilford and Zach Giguere, 24.

UConn Medical Students Bike Cross-Country for Suicide Prevention

UConn School of Medicine students’ Coast-2-Coast bike trek raises over $20,000 for mental health research