School of Medicine

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Commencement 2026 at a Glance

More than 8,000 Huskies heard their names called as they make the transition from “student” to “alumnus”

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UConn Provost Announces 2026 Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

The Provost's Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching

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Advancing the Treatment of Depression

Newer combinations of existing medications may help patients who haven't found much relief from other methods

SFB Laurencin Travel Fellowship Awardees

2026 Society for Biomaterials Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D. Undergraduate Travel Fellowship Award Winners

The Cato T. Laurencin Fellowship has an emphasis on supporting those traditionally underrepresented in the field of biomaterials.

Dr. Kourosh Parham, Dr. Rebecca Riba-Wolman, and Dr. Yazeed Maghaydah are the UConn School of Medicine's Spring 2026 Faculty Spotlight honorees.

Faculty in the Spotlight – Spring 2026

UConn School of Medicine Honors the Excellence of its Faculty Members Dr. Rebecca Riba-Wolman, Dr. Kourosh Parham, and Dr. Yazeed Maghaydah.

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‘Healthy Rounds’: Stroke Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery

Dr. Priya Narwal, medical director of UConn Health’s stroke program, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast

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Harm Reduction and Food Insecurity: Urban Health/AHEC Scholars Make the Connection

Interprofessional health students in the Women’s Health Interest Group (IG) take action to organize and distribute healthy food bag donations to community women in need.

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, winner of the 2026 Jensen Tissue Engineering Award

Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn to Receive the 2026 Jensen Tissue Engineering Award

Laurencin will be honored by TERMIS (Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society, Inc.) Global this fall.

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UConn’s Class of 2026: By the Numbers

A look at the newest group of Husky alums by the numbers

Dharamainder Choudhary, Ph.D. accepting award

UConn Medical and Dental Students Award Their Faculty

Faculty were honored at the annual Second Year Awards Ceremony by the Class of 2028.