School of Medicine
Genetics and Genome Sciences Chair Dr. Marc Lalande Stepping Down
Marc Lalande, PhD, the founding chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at UConn School of Medicine, will be stepping down Aug. 4 from his role after over 19 years of service to UConn Health.
July 27, 2017 | Lauren Woods
Nurse Practitioners Part of UConn Health’s Provider Expansion
Meet six nurse practitioners who’ve joined UConn Health in the last several months.
July 20, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Protecting Newborns from Hepatitis B
UConn John Dempsey Hospital leads the state of Connecticut with the highest rate of newborn Hepatitis B vaccinations.
July 19, 2017 | Lauren Woods
UConn Health Hosts International Sports Medicine Symposium
Surgeons and researchers traveled from around the globe to attend UConn Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine's first International Sports Medicine Symposium on July 14.
July 18, 2017 | Lauren Woods
UConn Med Students Halfway Home From Cross-country Cycling Tour
The two UConn medical students who are spending their last free summer bicycling across the country are more than halfway home. Sonali Rodrigues and Brett Lehner, have been averaging about 64 miles a day since they started pedaling east from Anacortes, Washington, June 10. They are the 12th team of rising second-year students to take […]
July 13, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
New Health Disparities Institute Director Arrives Next Month
Former White House appointee Wizdom Powell brings professional aspiration driven by personal motivation.
July 13, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Health Furthering Discussion of State Health Information Exchange
A series of health information technology community stakeholder roundtables is taking place next week at UConn Health and five other locations throughout the state. Allan Hackney, Connecticut’s health information technology (HIT) officer, will lead the discussions and review the findings of a report prepared for the Health IT Advisory Council. The UConn Health roundtable is […]
July 13, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Graduate Student Research Day Awards 2017
Graduate students at UConn Health celebrated their research at the 34th annual Graduate Student Research Day on June 26.
July 12, 2017 | Stephanie Rauch
WNBA Connecticut Sun Teams with UConn Health Doctors
The WNBA Connecticut Sun has named a few UConn Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine doctors as team physicians to care for its professional women’s basketball players on and off the court.
June 29, 2017 | Lauren Woods
Summer Sun Not Easy on the Eyes
Summer is here and with that come some reminders about protecting ourselves from sun exposure and damage, particularly to the eyes and face.
June 29, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)