School of Medicine
Teaching Awards Roundup
Several UConn Health faculty recently were honored for their contributions as educators.
Outstanding Women in Medicine and Science Honored
The Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) at UConn Health has awarded its 2019 outstanding women faculty, and graduate, medical and dental students.
The Hazards of Living on the Right Side of a Time Zone Border
The more we learn about circadian disruption, the better we can blunt its impact, writes Richard G. Stevens, UConn Health professor.
On a Mission to Save Lives from Melanoma
Dr. Maritza Perez has joined UConn Health’s Department of Dermatology bringing with her more than two decades of Mohs surgery experience for the careful excision of skin cancer, including the deadliest form of melanoma.
Celebrating Nurses Week: Spotlight on Julie Valentine
National Nurses Week is celebrated May 6-12. Read more about the extraordinary work of one nurse supervisor at UConn John Dempsey Hospital.
Pharmacy Residency Program Wins Reaccreditation
UConn Health’s pharmacy residency program has been awarded an eight-year reaccreditation by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the maximum duration available for renewal.
Milestone for UConn Health Milk Depot
In less than nine months, the milk depot at UConn John Dempsey Hospital already has collected 10,000 fluid ounces of donated breast milk.
Making In-Roads with Parasite Introns
UConn Health researcher Arthur Günzl has received a $450,000 grant from the NIAID to investigate the role of introns in a class of parasites responsible for several tropical human diseases: sleeping sickness, Chagas’ disease, and leishmaniasis.
The Fallacy of the Healthy Tan
May is National Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, with the first Monday designated as Melanoma Monday.
2019 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
Editor’s Note: The University of Connecticut will begin to use walk-through metal detectors at Gampel Pavilion this month as part of an ongoing commitment to safety and security. The new technology will be in place for the commencement exercises held in Gampel on Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12. Whether arguing a case before […]