School of Medicine
Tackling Depression, Delirium, and Dementia at Home
UConn Health has received a $6 million federal grant to study the effectiveness of teams offering care for older adults at home.
Lalande Honored with Board of Director’s Faculty Award
Marc Lalande, Ph.D., founding chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, is this year’s recipient of the Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award, honoring outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and mentoring.
Medical School Spring Awards Ceremony
The UConn School of Medicine held its annual Spring Awards Night ceremony last Friday. The awards recognize faculty, staff and students in the first through third years of medical school.
That Tan Is Not Healthy, and Other Tips for Melanoma Monday
May is National Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. The American Academy of Dermatology designates the first Monday in May as Melanoma Monday. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.
UConn Health Employee Engagement Survey Coming May 9
UConn Health, in partnership with Press Gainey, is administering a survey for employees starting on May 9. Dr. Andy Agwonobi encourages all employees to participate to improve our workplace culture to make it better for everyone.
Dr. Bruce Gould Named Medical Director at Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
In addition to his current roles at UConn Health, Dr. Bruce Gould will be joining the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, Inc. (CHCACT) as its medical director for the Transforming Clinical Practices Initiative (TCPI).
New Chair of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Robert Fuller has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UConn Health. Fuller, a professor of traumatology and emergency medicine, has been serving as interim chair since May of last year.
UConn Health’s Rodriguez: Woman of Innovation
Dr. Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, whose research has led to two patents and a startup company that is developing a drug that could help millions with particular genetic variations, is this year’s winner of the Connecticut Technology Council’s Women of Innovation Award for Research Innovation and Leadership.
Professor Cato T. Laurencin to Receive 2016 Connecticut Medal of Technology
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn and UConn Health has been named the 2016 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Technology.
Connected Care: New Tower, New Technology
With UConn Health’s new hospital tower comes new systems of information technology designed to enable clinical staff to do even more to enhance patient care, safety and satisfaction.