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Our Health, Our Economy, Our Nation, Our Future

UConn research has an extensive, proud history of federal and state partnerships that have helped shape Connecticut and the world beyond.

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First Genetic Counseling Professional Science Master’s Students Graduate

The two year program is uniquely positioned to give students broad experience in both research and clinical genetics

Connecticut high school seniors celebrating their successful graduation from the Senior Doctors Academy of the Health Career Opportunities Programs (HCOP) of UConn Health on May 14, 2025 (Photo by John Atashian).

‘Doctors Academy’ Graduates Win College Scholarships

Connecticut High School Seniors graduated on May 14 from the Health Career Opportunity Programs of UConn Health

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Supervised Exercise Improves Broken Hip Outcomes in Older Women

JAMA Network Open Publishes Study Results of the STEP-HI Clinical Trial, Finding That Testosterone Gel Use in Women Recovering from Hip Fracture Does Not Improve Outcomes Compared to Supervised Exercise Alone

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Working to Understand Why Mercury Levels are so High in the Arctic

Researchers tackle a previously unexplored aspect of mercury at the air-sea interface

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Recognized Again Among Nation’s Best for Patient Experience

UConn’s John Dempsey only Connecticut hospital awarded 3 years running

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Study Demonstrates Health Disparities in U.S. Territories

The study found that people living in Puerto Rico had the most disparities when compared to those residing in the 50 states

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C is for Commencement

More than 500 doctorates were awarded at UConn during a ceremony addressed by the 15th director of the National Science Foundation

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Using TheirStory to Help Tell Our Stories

UConn's Fiona Vernal is helping CT communities collect oral histories with the aid of a new online platform

Graduates of UConn School of Medicine Class of 2025 celebrating on May 12 at the UConn Health 54th Commencement in Storrs.

UConn Graduates the Next Generation of the Health Care Workforce

UConn Health’s 54th Commencement graduated 258 new physicians, dentists, scientists, and public health experts