School of Medicine
Senegal’s National Agency for Universal Health Coverage Visits UConn Health
The tour of UConn Health is part of a week-long visit of Senegal's delegation to Connecticut to learn more about America's health care delivery. “Your hospital is about concern for public health and research," said M. Mamadou Racine Senghor, the Secretary General of ANACMU, after touring the state's only public academic medical center.
June 28, 2022 | Lauren Woods
More American Heart Association Gold for UConn Stroke Care
For a sixth consecutive year, the UConn Health Stroke Center earns the American Heart Association’s highest distinction: “Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus.”
June 27, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin First from UConn Elected to the Academia Europaea
In addition to being honored by the Academia Europaea, six additional academies across the world have elected Laurencin: the European Academy of Sciences, the Senegalese Academy of Science and Technology, the Benin Academy of Science and Arts, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
June 20, 2022 | Lauren Woods
UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Honored with the Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics Award by the American Orthopaedic Association Entering the AOA Award Hall of Fame
UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has been awarded the AOA Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics (DCO) Award for his remarkable personal achievement and contributions to orthopaedic surgery.
June 16, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Neurosurgeon Dr. Ketan Bulsara of UConn Health Invited to CMS Advisory Committee
UConn Health’s Chief of Neurosurgery Dr. Ketan Bulsara is a newly named advisor to the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC).
June 14, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Nearly $3 Million Awarded to Study Sickle Cell Disease at UConn Health
June 19 is World Sickle Cell Day. Pioneering physician-scientist Dr. Marja Hurley has been awarded nearly $3 million in research funding to discover more scientific insights about bone loss in sickle cell disease.
June 14, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Science in Seconds: Our Immunity vs E. coli
A UConn Health immunology researcher is focusing on the interaction between our immune system and E. coli to better understand it and develop new treatments against this potentially deadly disease.
June 14, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
Consortium Honors 4 From UConn Health
The Capital Area Health Consortium recognizes two residents, Drs. Meghana Singh and Nancy Presnick, for their work in the community, honors Dr. Scott Allen for his distinguished service, and awards a scholarship to Mariam Zacharias, who’s studying to become a nurse practitioner.
June 9, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Podcast: Cycling Coast to Coast to Help Kids
A UConn dental student and two medical students are spending their last free summer pedaling cross-country to raise money for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Hear their thoughts from the day before they left in early June.
June 9, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Katherine Coyner Named Prestigious ELAM Fellow
Dr. Katherine Coyner, associate professor of orthopedic surgery, has been selected for ELAM's prestigious one-year leadership fellowship for women.
June 9, 2022 | Lauren Woods