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Report: Mental Health Crises Spike Among Youth

Suicide related emergency room visits for young people have increased every year since 2011

2023 Keynote Speaker for Doctor of Sciences and Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine Commencement

Renée Joskow, D.D.S, M.P.H, Captain, U.S. Public Health Service,  and Special Advisor, National Institutes of Health will be the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient for the Doctor of Science, Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine commencement, Monday, May 8, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, at 1:00 p.m.

UConn Researchers Developing Algorithm to Combat Bias in Identifying Child Maltreatment

The tool will help providers overcome barriers to better identify potential cases of child abuse

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin (right) with the 2023 UConn senior student award winners.

Three UConn Students Receive the Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award

“These students are truly remarkable scholars,” applauds Dr. Cato T. Laurencin about UConn's top academically achieving Black male senior year students Mason Holland, Shihab Khalfalla, and Khalil Simon.

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UConn Health’s Student-Driven Sustainability Efforts

It’s been a busy year between Earth Days for UConn medical and dental students

Close up of a UConn-decorated mortarboard

2023 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Speakers from a broad range of fields and backgrounds will share their wisdom with UConn's Class of 2023

Photos from the Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor Ceremony

UConn Mourns the Loss of Carole Neag, the University’s Most Generous Benefactor

As UConn’s most generous benefactors, the Neags leave a legacy of impact

UConn’s Ming Xu Wins an Inaugural Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Award in Aging Biology and Geroscience

Xu is one of 18 researchers globally to each receive a three-year grant of $375,000

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Meet the Class of 2023: Celina Marie Lopes Caetano, UConn School of Medicine Commencement Student Speaker

UConn Health's Commencement for the Class of 2023 is May 8.

Load it up. Column (a) shows how the high dose, slow release microneedle antibody patch (MA) works. PLGA is a biodegradable polymer that can be tuned to degrade faster or slower. The middle image shows microneedles made of differently tuned PLGA represented by different colors. The graph on the bottom shows how the patch keeps blood levels of antibodies (Ab) in a certain range, with little spikes as the different PLGA microneedles dissolve and release their antibodies into the bloodstream over 30 days. Column (b) shows the high dose powder-filling method the team developed. It can deliver doses of 4 to 5mg of antibodies per square centimeter of patch. The traditional technology shown in column (c) can deliver only much lower doses.

Less Painful, More Convenient Antibody Treatments

A timed-release patch made of biodegradable polymer could make antibody treatments more accessible and safer