Health & Well-Being

Dee Rowe, former head coach of men's basketball and now special adviser to Athletics, speaks at the tribute to former head coach Jim Calhoun. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Dee Rowe Benefits from Personalized Cancer Treatment at UConn Health

Former head coach of men's basketball Dee Rowe made an excellent recovery from melanoma after receiving a vaccine developed at UConn Health.

Kevin Ollie, head coach of UConn men's basketball, signs the cap of a young fan during Cancer Survivors Day recently. (Lou Russo Photography for UConn)

UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors

UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.

Construction Underway for Canton Medical Building

The new UConn Health facility will offer urgent care and family practice services and create up to 40 new jobs.

Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Symposium

UConn Health’s federally-funded grant to train people for careers in Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology (SCOB) research sponsored its annual capstone symposium last month. Seventeen trainees presented their research findings on topics including how bone, cartilage and teeth develop; genetics; biomechanics/biomaterials; and regeneration of diseased or damaged tissues. Linda Strausbaugh, professor of molecular and cell […]

Pramod K. Srivastava, an accomplished leader in basic and translational research and director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health. (UConn Photo)

UConn Health Receives $3 Million for Cancer Research

The gift from Ray ’56 (CLAS) and Carole Neag will support research on genomics-guided cancer treatment.

Rendering of UConn Health academic building

Developing a Medical School Curriculum for the 21st Century

Renovating UConn Health’s academic building, along with the curriculum, is part of the changes taking place at the medical school.

Brenton Graveley is researching the role that RNA plays in biology and disease. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

At the Forefront of a Genetics Revolution

UConn Health’s Brenton Graveley is researching the role that RNA plays in biology and disease.

How Colleges Can Deal with the Shortage of Nursing Professors

The nursing faculty shortage affects the production of an adequate nursing workforce and, consequently, the nation’s health.

Young Breast Cancer Survivor Thanks UConn Health Docs

Abbie O’Brien, the mother of three young children, is grateful to the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center team for helping her successfully battle the disease.

Dr. Agnes Kim

Beating Cancer Can Come with New Health Risks

The No. 1 killer of cancer survivors is heart disease. Here’s what UConn Health is doing about it.