School of Medicine
Deepening a Partnership, Honoring a Microneurosurgical Pioneer
American Surgical Company endows UConn Health lecture series honoring Dr. Takanori Fukushima, advancing neurosurgical leadership and collaboration
Better Than Penicillin
Replacing the world's wonder drug with something bacteria can't resist
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Ranked Number One in Orthopaedic Surgery in the U.S. by ScholarGPS
Laurencin is ranked number 8 in the world.
‘Healthy Rounds’: Medicaid Myths, Keeping CT Families Healthy
Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves and Dr. Alessi discuss the impacts of social determinants of health
mRNA’s Matryoshka Move
Researchers copy viral strategies to get mRNA medicines into cells in one piece
Polyploidy-Induced Senescence May Drive Aging, Tissue Repair, and Cancer Risk
“Our work highlights the need to study polyploidy and senescence in concert to understand their roles in aging, cancer, and therapeutic resistance.”
Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives Blaise Pascal Medal of European Academy of Sciences
The Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science from the EurASc was awarded to Laurencin in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the field.
UConn Health’s Ophthalmology Chief Joins Statewide Society Leadership
Dr. Edmund Farris begins 2-year term on Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians executive board
A Pill Explores New Frontier in Early Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
UConn School of Medicine offering innovative clinical trial testing novel pill’s impact for reducing inflammation to treat Parkinson’s disease
UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Attends The World Academy of Sciences Conference
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., K.C.S.L, an elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) since 2006, took part in the TWAS 2025 Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.