School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Rajesh Lalla, professor of dental medicine; Diane Burgess, professor of pharmaceutical sciences; and Tingting Li, pharmaceutical graduate student. (Dr. Rajan Jog/UConn Photo)

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

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Second year dental students recite an American Dental Association pledge during a white coat ceremony on Friday marking their transition from theoretical to clinic-based learning. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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)

Frank Nichols, clinical professor, at his lab at UConn Health in Farmington on Oct. 30, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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

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Mark Litt portrait photo

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

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Mostafa Analoui, executive director of venture development, speaks with Kashmira Kulkarmi, chief scientist, and Alex Tikhonov, senior scientist at Azitra's technology incubator lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington on Feb. 8, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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

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Smiling teen with braces

Spotlight on Services: Orthodontics

Whether the need is for a straighter smile or better bite, the Center for Orthodontic Care at UConn Health, located in the 6th floor of the Outpatient Pavilion on the Farmington campus, is ready to offer a customized treatment approach.

February 21, 2019 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)

Dental student presenting poster

Honors for UConn at Yankee Dental Congress

Debate team success, plus, who took home one of the most prestigious student awards?

February 19, 2019 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)

Innovation concept. (Yagi Studio via Getty Images)

Celebrating UConn Inventors

In honor of National Inventors' Day, here's to all of UConn's faculty, staff, and student inventors.

February 11, 2019 | Jessica McBride, PhD

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Vials in a mass spectrometer

UConn’s Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility Gives Faculty a Complete Cellular Picture

UConn's Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility houses multiple mass spectrometers and provides faculty expert support to see the full cellular picture.

February 1, 2019 | Carson Stifel ‘21 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

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UConn dental students and Dean Sharon Gordon at match reception

Dental Class of 2019 Matches

Smiles abound at Dr. Sharon Gordon's first match as dean of the UConn School of Dental Medicine.

January 31, 2019 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)