Community Impact
Podcast: Measles and Vexing Vaccines (Including COVID)
UConn Health infectious diseases experts offer help navigating confusion over vaccination
June 12, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Improving Urban Land Access for Agriculture in Connecticut
'Secure land access is one of the greatest challenges that urban producers grapple with in Connecticut'
June 12, 2025 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
At UConn’s Queer Science Conference, New Futures Take Shape for Young Scientists
Fourth annual event offers high schoolers hands-on fun served up with a scoop of science
UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Honored by the West Indian Foundation
In May, Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., KCSL, was honored with an award by the West Indian Foundation for his outstanding contributions to the community at their Board of Directors Reception.
June 9, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
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