Health & Well-Being
UConn Faculty Receive Federal Funding to Develop Self-Administered Microneedle COVID-19 Vaccine Technology
UConn researchers have developed a single-use microneedle technology they hope will help keep patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UConn’s KSI Launches innovATe Program to Aid High School Athletes
UConn's Korey Stringer Institute is launching a new program to bring the medical care provided by athletic trainers to more secondary school athletes.
Researchers Call for International Collaboration on Parathyroid Cancer
UConn Health researchers are calling for a global effort to study parathyroid tumors in a bid to find treatments for a rare but serious type of cancer.
Meet the Researcher: Xiaomei Cong, School of Nursing
UConn researcher Xiaomei Cong's work builds on insights she first had as a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit.
UConn Health’s Laurencin Honored for Promotion of Justice, Equity
The Association of American Medical Colleges has awarded UConn Health's Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award, bestowed on an individual who has made monumental contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care equity throughout the nation.
More than Politics or Age, Psychological Disease Avoidance Linked to Preventative Behavior, Study Finds
Pre-existing feelings of germ disgust turn out to be helpful in prompting preventative health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fall Sports: OK to Play?
As pandemic mode extends into a new school year, UConn Health sports medicine physicians offer perspective on student athletics.
UConn Launches COVID-19 Dashboard
The University of Connecticut has developed and launched a dashboard that will track important information about the COVID-19 situation on a university-wide basis.
New Mechanism for Stroke Treatment Shows Successful Proof-Of-Concept
UConn Health researchers have discovered a promising potential treatment for stroke victims.
As Storrs Campus Reopens, UConn Scientist Will Be Watching Wastewater
UConn scientist Kendra Maas is watching wastewater from the campus for early signs of COVID-19 infection.