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UConn Health celebrated its 52nd Commencement on May 8, 2023. New doctors from UConn medical and dental schools celebrating together.

UConn Health’s 52nd Commencement Celebrates Hundreds of New Doctors

UConn Health Graduates are Ready to Enter the Health Care Workforce for Connecticut and the Nation

Sights and scenes during the School of Engineering's Commencement ceremony in Gampel Pavilion

2023 Commencement at a Glance

This weekend, students in full regalia gathered with their classmates and processed together to Gampel Pavilion and the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts to hear their names called as they join the great community of graduates stretching all the way back to 1883

Drone views of the UConn entryway sign lit green for Earth Day. March 16, 2022.

Celebrating UConn’s Class of 2023

A class full of passion, ambition, and hope

2023 Keynote Speaker for Doctor of Sciences and Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine Commencement

Renée Joskow, D.D.S, M.P.H, Captain, U.S. Public Health Service,  and Special Advisor, National Institutes of Health will be the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient for the Doctor of Science, Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine commencement, Monday, May 8, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, at 1:00 p.m.

three women picking up trash

UConn Health’s Student-Driven Sustainability Efforts

It’s been a busy year between Earth Days for UConn medical and dental students

Flaviah Muchemi – In Pursuit of Life-long Dream to Become A Dentist

Flaviah Muchemi will be the commencement speaker at the UConn School of Dental Medicine graduation ceremony. We caught up with her to learn more about her and her educational journey from a bachelor in nursing to her upcoming dental residency.

Close up of a UConn-decorated mortarboard

2023 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Speakers from a broad range of fields and backgrounds will share their wisdom with UConn's Class of 2023

Load it up. Column (a) shows how the high dose, slow release microneedle antibody patch (MA) works. PLGA is a biodegradable polymer that can be tuned to degrade faster or slower. The middle image shows microneedles made of differently tuned PLGA represented by different colors. The graph on the bottom shows how the patch keeps blood levels of antibodies (Ab) in a certain range, with little spikes as the different PLGA microneedles dissolve and release their antibodies into the bloodstream over 30 days. Column (b) shows the high dose powder-filling method the team developed. It can deliver doses of 4 to 5mg of antibodies per square centimeter of patch. The traditional technology shown in column (c) can deliver only much lower doses.

Less Painful, More Convenient Antibody Treatments

A timed-release patch made of biodegradable polymer could make antibody treatments more accessible and safer

UConn Dental Student Takes First Place at National Student Research Competition

Jay Dalal, third year UConn School of Dental Medicine student was awarded first place at the Student Competition for Advancing Dental Research and its Application (SCADA) competition in Portland, Oregon for his experimental study of the most effective active ingredient for dental hypersensitivity.

Dental students participating in special smiles at special olympics

Delta Dental Grant Helps Treat More Patients with Special Health Care Needs

UConn Health estimates it will be able to provide an additional 900 outpatient visits, 72 additional operating room procedures, and up to 300 more visits on weekend Special Care days