School of Dental Medicine
UConn Health Honored for Diversifying STEM Workforce
The Connecticut Science Center honors the Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative with a STEM Achievement Award.
April 25, 2019 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Dental Researchers Get at Root Causes of Cancer Patients’ Mouth Sores
Oral mucositis, a common side effect of chemotherapy, is associated with detrimental changes in the oral microbiome, says new School of Dental Medicine research.
April 25, 2019 | Courtney Chandler
New Dental Dean Forming Alliances to Build a Better Health Care Model
As medicine moves toward an integrated approach to care, UConn’s new dental dean sees a greater role for dental medicine in the delivery of that care.
April 24, 2019 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Three UConn Researchers Named Women of Innovation by CT Tech Council
UConn researchers took home top prizes in three categories at The Connecticut Technology Council’s 15th annual “Women of Innovation” awards gala.
March 29, 2019 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Dental School Represents at National Meeting
American Dental Education Association’s annual session has a UConn flair, with a familiar face serving as chair.
March 28, 2019 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
New Therapy Targets Painful Side Effect of Cancer Treatment
Collaborators are close to replacing the 'sledge hammer' with a more precise and effective treatment option that doesn’t include risk of addiction or abuse.
March 26, 2019 | Jessica McBride, PhD
UConn Dental Students Ready for Patients
Second-year dental students donned new white coats in a ceremony Friday to mark their transition to clinic-based learning.
March 22, 2019 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Bad to the Bone: Bacterial Lipids, Bone Loss, and Periodontal Disease
UConn Health researchers have received $1.5 million from the NIH for a project that could lead to the development of treatments to prevent the progression of periodontitis and to help restore gum tissues and bone lost through the progression of gum disease.
March 14, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Meet the Researcher: Mark Litt, UConn Health
UConn Health professor Mark Litt has dedicated his career to investigating why we engage in behaviors like smoking that we know are harmful to our health.
February 28, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Venture Development Helps Foster CT Business Opportunities
UConn's Mostafa Analoui sits down with MetroHartford Alliance to discuss how the University's entrepreneurship and venture development programs support business opportunities in the state.
February 27, 2019 | Nan Price, MetroHartford Alliance