Health & Well-Being
School of Nursing Offers New Advanced Degree Program
The new four-year program, which focuses on advanced clinical practice, offers a variety of specialized tracks.
Study: Despite Guidelines, Elderly Receiving Too Many Cancer Screenings
UConn researcher Keith Bellizzi says data on the efficacy of cancer screenings for the elderly is limited.
UConn Patented Instrument Helps Reduce Risks in Drug Development
A team of faculty and students from pharmacy and engineering has invented an instrument that could help pharmaceutical companies develop new medicines more efficiently.
Couple Supports Promising Cancer Research
The gift from Richard and Jane Lublin will help fund the work of Dr. Upendra Hegde.
Nursing, Then and Now
As in all health care institutions, nurses’ roles at the UConn Health Center have evolved over the past several decades.
Understanding Your Cancer Risk
Ovarian cancer survivor and Health Center patient Pamela Lacko took preventive steps to protect herself after learning she was also at high risk for breast cancer.
Engineering Earlier Ovarian Cancer Detection
UConn researchers are developing a hybrid imaging device for improved detection of ovarian cancer.
Genetic Discovery May Lead to Better Understanding of Cancer
A Health Center researcher took part in a study that answered a key question about genetic mutation.
Nine Health Center Scientists Sharing $4.4M in State Stem Cell Grants
Ten scientists at the University of Connecticut—nine from the UConn Health Center—received grant awards totaling $5.7 million from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee, to support their pioneering embryonic stem cell research. Included in the awards to UConn scientists, was $1.29 million to Chondrogenics Inc., a new start-up company based at the Health Center, […]
Ten UConn Researchers Receive State Stem Cell Funding
One of the awards will fund preclinical trials at a new start-up company based at the Health Center.