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New $3M NIH Grant Targets Respiratory Infection with Mathematical Modeling

When an otherwise harmless fungus like Aspergillus fumigatus invades the lungs of people with compromised immune systems, it can cause severe respiratory problems. A new NIH grant will employ specialized mathematical and computer modeling to improve understanding about our biological defense system.

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How Long and Irregular Days Impact Worker and Family Health

With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a team of UConn Health researchers is investigating the potential negative effects of extended and irregular work days on workers' health and family life.

White Coat Ceremony for UConn’s 50th Medical School Class

The annual White Coat Ceremony was held Friday for the class of 2022 - the UConn School of Medicine’s 50th class and also its largest at 106 students.

Avoiding West Nile Virus… and Associated Fears

Human cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus are starting to turn up in Connecticut. A UConn Health expert in insect-borne illness shares some facts to help prevent infection... and anxiety.

Next Generation of Venture Capitalists Training at UConn School of Medicine

UConn School of Medicine and Canaan Partners, a multi-billion dollar venture capital healthcare and technology firm of Westport, Conn., has launched a new fellowship program for UConn Health’s medical and graduate students.

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Generating a Comprehensive Cell Atlas of the Cerebellum

Yuanhao James Li, a professor at UConn Health, has received over $2 million from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the development of the neural networks in the cerebellum.

News You Can Use to Beat the Back-to-school Blues

UConn Health experts weigh in on some of the more common back-to-school challenges that parents can help their children navigate.

Dewayne Johnson, who used Roundup in his job as groundskeeper and later developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has been awarded $289 million in damages. (AP Photo via The Conversation)

Jury finds Monsanto Liable in the first Roundup Cancer Trial – Here’s What Could Happen Next

A UConn Health professor with experience of trying to help figure out why people get cancer discusses implications of the Roundup verdict.

Human embryonic stem cells grown in UConn's Stem Cell Core Laboratory. (UConn Photo)

New $2M NIH Grant Studies Asymmetric Stem Cell Division

This latest project from professor of cell biology, Dr. Mayu Inaba, builds on her previous discovery of microscopic protrusions found only on stem cells.

Dr. Ion Moraru, professor in the Department of Cell Biology and the Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling at UConn Health (Lanny Nagler for UConn Health).

UConn Health Awards and Honors

Read the latest ways the excellence of UConn Health, UConn School of Medicine, and UConn School of Dental Medicine physicians are being recognized around the nation and world.