Schools & Colleges
Bridging the Gaps
The Covid-19 pandemic shined a bright light on inequitable access to health care in America. At UConn’s medical and dental schools, future providers are addressing disparities from the ground up.
Podcast: Technology + Expertise = Healthier Skin
Many of the latest laser treatments for skin conditions, historically considered to only be available in major metropolitan areas, are available closer than you may think.
New Human Rights Research Consortium Draws International Audience for Initial Conference
More than 150 human rights researchers from four continents will gather virtually today for the inaugural conference of the Connecticut/Baden-Württemberg Human Rights Research Consortium (HRRC).
UConn PEP: Transforming and Connecting Communities
Rich Mutts '06 (CLAS) describes how he used the UConn PEP program to help transform his community.
Law Graduate Brings a Human Rights Perspective to Insurance
After 40 years as an insurance company lawyer, Robert Yass came to the UConn School of Law to earn an LLM in Human Rights and Social Justice. He also graduated with a new perspective on insurance. Applying his previous profession to his new degree, Yass wrote a paper calling for study of whether factoring credit […]
Past is Key to Predicting Future Climate, Scientists Say
A group of researchers say understanding climates of the very distant past will help us understand what the future might hold for the planet.
UConn Health Minute: Foot and Ankle Injuries
The feet and ankles are the most frequently injured areas of the body. As orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Lauren Geaney explains, the Foot and Ankle Program at UConn Health provides comprehensive diagnostic, surgical, and rehabilitative services for all sorts of conditions from accidents to arthritis.
Molecular epidemiologist tracks virus with genome sequencing and comparative phylogenetic analysis
Avian influenza (AI) affects both the poultry industry and public health, as it can cross species and infect livestock, pets, marine mammals and humans. Dong-Hun Lee, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources’ Department of Pathobiology, has studied this virus for the past thirteen years, using genome sequencing and comparative phylogenetic […]
Meet undergraduate student Shaharia Ferdus
Shaharia Ferdus is passionate about women’s health and serving those from underserved populations. She plans to become a family physician but is also considering gynecology and obstetrics so she can give women a voice in their healthcare as well as provide accurate information and dispel the many myths surrounding these issues. When asked what she […]
Student Startup Gets $2.2M Investment to Bring Men’s Reproductive Health Ecosystem, Testing to Life
Reza Amin '18 PhD, founder of men's reproductive health startup Bastion Health, has turned a lifelong passion for innovation into a dynamic new company, with the help of UConn's entrepreneurial infrastructure.