School of Medicine
Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll Named Next UConn Health Chair of Surgery
Dr. Staveley-O’Carroll, an NIH-funded oncology surgeon-scientist, joins UConn this December.
What You Need to Know about the Upcoming Flu, COVID, and RSV Season
Winter and cooler weather will soon arrive and so will the annual viruses that come with it, flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Dr. David Banach, infectious diseases physician and hospital epidemiologist at UConn Health, explains the various vaccines that will be available this season.
UConn Holds Steady at No. 26 Rank Among Public Universities
In the overall rankings that comprise all public and private institutions nationwide, UConn jumped nine spots from last year
UConn School of Medicine and Hartford HealthCare Renew and Grow Their Longstanding Academic Training Collaborations
Hartford HealthCare and UConn have had a nearly 60 year academic clinical training relationship, and just renewed another five-year academic affiliation
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Neurologist Dr. Amanda Hernandez
“UConn Health is here for the Latinx community," shares Dr. Amanda Hernandez during Hispanic Heritage month September 15 to October 15 and always whether for your health care or your medical education training.
UConn’s Justin Cotney, Ph.D. to be Honored for Research Excellence by Society for Craniofacial Genetics & Developmental Biology
Cotney will be honored on October 10 at the Society’s 46th annual meeting for his research enhancing the understanding of craniofacial development and disease.
A 3D-Printed Solution for the Spine
UConn Health spine surgeon Dr. Hardeep Singh uses devices fabricated to specific patient's anatomy to perform spinal fusion
Dr. Thomas Agresta is New Chair of Family Medicine at UConn Health
“I am excited to have the opportunity to lead the Family Medicine department in a time of rapid change in medicine," says Agresta who has served on the School of Medicine faculty for 28 years.
Medical Student Studies Brain Network Changes in Epilepsy
For people with epilepsy, a seizure can occur without warning, causing sudden loss of consciousness and a dangerous convulsion. Medications can prevent seizures for some patients, but more than a third of patients continue to have attacks despite using appropriate seizure medications. Researchers in the UConn Department of Neurology have begun to investigate how brain networks differ between people who have epilepsy and those who don’t.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin to Receive the Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success from the American Chemical Society
Laurencin serves UConn as University Professor, the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, materials science and engineering, and biomedical engineering.