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Aging Research in U.S. Accelerated by Major ARPA-H Contract
UConn Center on Aging is Part of a National Research Consortium Testing a Drug Originally Developed for HIV Treatment as a New Possible Gerotherapeutic Therapy for Biological Aging
February 27, 2026 | Combined Reports
Thank a Resident Today!
UConn Health currently trains over 850 medical residents and over 110 dental residents
February 27, 2026 | Courtney Chandler - UConn Health
Deepening a Partnership, Honoring a Microneurosurgical Pioneer
American Surgical Company endows UConn Health lecture series honoring Dr. Takanori Fukushima, advancing neurosurgical leadership and collaboration
February 27, 2026 | Siobhan Murray, UConn Foundation
Better Than Penicillin
Replacing the world's wonder drug with something bacteria can't resist
February 26, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
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.
February 25, 2026 | Jon D'Arpino
‘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
February 24, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
mRNA’s Matryoshka Move
Researchers copy viral strategies to get mRNA medicines into cells in one piece
February 23, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
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.”
February 20, 2026 | Ryan Braithwaite of Impact Journals LLC
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.
February 20, 2026 | Jon D'Arpino
UConn Health’s Ophthalmology Chief Joins Statewide Society Leadership
Dr. Edmund Farris begins 2-year term on Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians executive board
February 18, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health