Community Impact
Milestone for Favarh’s Project SEARCH at UConn Health
Class of 2025 is 10th cohort; All 5 graduates hired to independent employment
June 5, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Empowering Equity in the Emergency Department
Grassroot diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are improving care and experience for UConn Health’s most vulnerable patients.
June 4, 2025 | Jennifer Walker
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin 2025 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer at Pittcon
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., K.C.S.L, was the keynote 2025 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer at the world renowned Pittcon Conference in Boston.
June 4, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
Taking on Period Poverty
UConn public health, medical, dental students address menstrual inequity in Hartford
May 29, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
2025 Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients
Professor Sir Dr. Cato T. Laurencin awarded three outstanding students the ScHOLA2RS House/ Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award at the graduate convention banquet.
May 29, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
First Stem Cell Medicine Course for Clinicians Available for Free
UConn School of Medicine Expertise and Leadership Contributes to International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and Harvard Medical School’s First Global Continuing Education Course for Clinicians and Medical Students.
May 29, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit: Dr. Cato Laurencin and Dr. Samuel Laurencin
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin and his nephew Dr. Samuel J. Laurencin participated in the Waterbury, Connecticut event.
May 28, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
Connecticut Addressing the Impact of Racism on Health
State Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health and UConn Health Disparities Institute Debut its Recommendations for Connecticut Legislators
May 22, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Power and Environmental Engineering Faculty Explore Wildfire and Power Grid Nexus in a Changing Climate
Junbo Zhao led a study in Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, which suggests a comprehensive approach to strengthen power grid resilience against the rising threat of wildfires
May 22, 2025 | Olivia Drake
Disaster Response: Master and Apprentice
UConn Health emergency medicine physicians Rob Fuller, Caroline Lloyd back from Myanmar earthquake aid mission
May 16, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)