School of Medicine
UConn John Dempsey Hospital 2025 Annual Awards of Excellence
The 2025 recipients of the UConn John Dempsey Hospital Annual Awards of Excellence are honored for their exceptional dedication to patients, excellence in their roles, and commitment to collaboration across the hospital.
January 26, 2026 | Jennifer Walker
Inaugural ‘Rising Scholar’ Succeeding at UConn School of Medicine
Dr. Aida Roman is conducting research while caring for Primary Care patients in the Department of Medicine at UConn Health.
January 22, 2026 | Lauren Woods
Connecticut Children’s and UConn School of Medicine name Dr. Rachel M. Stanley as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of Pediatrics
Dr. Stanley's leadership appointment is a homecoming back to UConn, where she completed her pediatric residency training
January 21, 2026 | Connecticut Children's
Advancing Bleeding Disorders Knowledge and Research
Meet Bleeding Disorders Research Coordinator Ali Serrantino, MS, of the New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center.
January 20, 2026 | Lauren Woods
UConn Medical Students Reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Public Service
The next generation of doctors training at UConn share how they are carrying on Dr. King’s legacy of helping others.
January 16, 2026 | Lauren Woods
His Excellency Julian Du Bois of St. Lucia Visits The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at UConn
Recently, His Excellency (H.E.) Julian Du Bois. Ambassador for Saint Lucia Diaspora Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs, visited The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at UConn.
January 15, 2026 | Jon D'Arpino
New Vice President of the Gerontological Society of America is from UConn
Blanka Rogina, M.S., Ph.D. begins her 1-year term as vice president of the GSA this January.
January 13, 2026 | Combined Reports
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Awarded Pariser Global Lectureship for Innovation in Physical Sciences
UConn's Laurencin was the 2025 Pariser Global Lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
January 12, 2026 | Jon D'Arpino
Tower Garden Initiative of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute is Thriving
Initiative Supports Wellness and Inspires Personal Transformation at Wilson Gray YMCA.
January 8, 2026 | Jon D'Arpino
Lesser-Known Remedy for Ankle Arthritis
Patient pain-free and mobile again after total ankle replacement by UConn Health’s Dr. Lauren Geaney
December 19, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)