School of Medicine

Legislative Presentation

UConn Health: Putting Top Research into Medical Practice

UConn leadership, medical faculty present groundbreaking research techniques and innovations to legislative committee

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Students, Nurse Anesthetists Share Neuroscience Honors

Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award in its 5th year

UConn Students Gift 100 Mini Air Filters to the VA

On February 23 UConn students drove from Storrs to the VA to deliver student-made small, portable air purifiers. 

Women presenting to group

71 Going on 32: Patient Tells of ‘Successful Aging’

Advises UConn medical students on caring for older adults

An older woman sits alone in her kitchen, half hidden by shadows, staring pensively out her window.

For Treatment-Resistant Depression, Two Drugs May Be Better Than One

'Depression is not a normal part of aging. Nothing could be further from the truth'

A hand clad in blue surgical glove holds a syringe and vial of MMR vaccine.

Measles: Harbinger of Herd Immunity Concerns

Connecticut in relatively good position to fight off resurgence, says UConn Health expert

Display of infographic on food access challenges in North Hartford

‘Community-Informed Learning’ Experience for UConn Med Students

Neighborhood activists in Hartford’s North End offer perspective on health equity

Dustin Walters, MD, Section Chief for Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at UConn Health (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo).

UConn Health Recruits Leader of Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Dustin Walters has been recruited to the Department of Surgery at UConn Health to launch a new program for thoracic surgical care and to grow it to world-class program heights.

MLK Day of Service: UConn Health Students Improving Health Outcomes for Connecticut Citizens

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 UConn medical and dental students gathered to present posters about their project efforts around the state to improve health outcomes for Connecticut residents.

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Soft Open for The Brain and Spine Institute at UConn Health

Neurology first to arrive; cranial neurosurgery, comprehensive spine, and imaging to follow in the coming months