School of Medicine
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Honored for Excellent Heart Attack Care
UConn John Dempsey Hospital has been awarded the new AHA’s Mission: Lifeline Heart Attack Receiving Center Accreditation for its continued excellence in heart attack patient care.
June 6, 2019 | Lauren Woods
New $2.8M Grant Looks at Bioinformatics and Bone Health
A team of University of Connecticut researchers has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year project studying how a variety of genes impact bone health.
June 5, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
OVPR Announces Inaugural Therapeutics Awards
PATH is a partnership that includes the OVPR, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Medicine to accelerate the translational pathway for researchers to convert their discoveries to new medical therapeutics.
June 4, 2019 | Jessica McBride, PhD
UConn Med Students Preparing to Pedal Cross-Country
Four first-years seek to raise $20k for Hole in the Wall Gang Camp this summer.
June 4, 2019 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Is Traffic-Related Air Pollution Killing Us?
With vacation season getting underway, and many families planning road trips, a UConn Health researcher discusses the impact of traffic-related air pollution on our health.
May 31, 2019 | Lauren Woods
UConn Health Stroke Team Receives Top Honor
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have recognized UConn Health and the UConn John Dempsey Hospital with the highest level award any hospital can receive for the success achieved in using the Get with the Guidelines – Stroke and Target Stroke programs – the 2019 GWTG Stroke Gold Plus and Target Stroke […]
May 29, 2019 | Delker Vardilos
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Honors Medical School Faculty
Four UConn School of Medicine faculty have been elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).
May 29, 2019 | Lauren Woods
Project SEARCH Expands Thanks to UConn Health Success
Five more interns have graduated from Project SEARCH at UConn Health, an innovative program preparing young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for careers. Thanks to the internship program's success at UConn Health, Project SEARCH is now expanding to five new locations across Connecticut.
May 29, 2019 | Lauren Woods
UConn in Top 10 Medical Schools with the Most African American Students
U.S. News & World Report has recognized UConn School of Medicine as one of the 10 medical schools nationwide with the most African American students.
May 28, 2019 | Lauren Woods
2019 Best Doctors Named by Connecticut Magazine
Connecticut Magazine’s June 2019 Best Doctors issue lists 45 physicians from across UConn Health.
May 28, 2019 | Lauren Woods