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An architectural rendering of the main An architectural rendering of the main lobby in the new tower at UConn John Dempsey Hospital.

Patient Comfort and Convenience are Key in New Hospital Tower

The new tower of UConn John Dempsey Hospital will offer patients and visitors amenities to make their visit and hospital experience as comfortable and convenient as possible.

Reinhard Laubenbacher, professor of cell biology, speaks with journalists at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington on March 15, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn/JAX Forum Emphasizes Teamwork

Teams of UConn and Jackson Laboratory researchers discussed the synergies between the two institutions during a recent day on the Farmington campus.

Solomiya Ivakhiv, left, assistant professor of violin and viola, and pianist Angelina Gadeliya. (Photo by Stephanie Brauer, Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC)

Journey to Freedom: Celebrating Ukrainian Composers

Ukrainian-born music professor Solomiya Ivakhiv has recently released an album of Ukrainian classical music.

Neag School of Education degree candidates prepare for their Commencement procession at the Gentry Building on May 10, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

U.S. News & World Report: Neag School Ranks Among Nation’s Top 20 Public Graduate Schools of Education

U.S. News & World Report released its annual national rankings of graduate schools of education on March 16, 2016, with the Neag School now ranking No. 16 among public graduate schools of education in the nation. Four of the Neag School’s specialty programs also placed among the top 20 in the nation.

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Listening to the daily news, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed or helpless when hearing how communities throughout the world, including our own, are facing serious environmental issues such as pollution, degradation of natural resources and more frequent and intense droughts, forest fires and floods. Although federal- and state-level action is essential, it is not […]

A child with jaw pain. (iStock Photo)

Medical Practitioners Face Up to Pain

An interdisciplinary UConn team has designed a teaching module to help medical professionals learn how to treat their patients' pain more effectively.

Dental resident Roberta Wright tends to a patient. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

Reaccreditation Received by School of Dental Medicine

The School met or exceeded all the national standards, and the accrediting commission had no recommendations for improvement.

Kim Katrin Milan and her husband, Tiq Milan, delivered the keynote address at the symposium LGBTQ Youth and the Law at UConn School of Law on March 4, 2016.

Symposium Addresses Legal Issues Faced by LGBTQ Youth

The legal community’s focus on such victories as same-sex marriage obscures the challenges that LGBTQ people continue to face, including homelessness, violence and discrimination in the workplace, according to the keynote speakers at a UConn Law symposium.

Top UConn Interns Are Engineering Students

The top two UConn undergraduate interns from 2015 are both from the school of engineering.

Hart Blanton, left, professor of psychology, and postdoc Chris Burrows '15 Ph.D. study video games with embedded health messages on March 9, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Virtual Reality Can Deliver Public Health Messages

In a study of video game users, UConn researchers found that virtual reality makes people more accepting of public health messages.