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Health Equity Scholars Program of UConn Health Disparities Institute for Rising Ninth Graders

Waterbury Teens Research Ways to Improve Public Health in their Hometown

Successful Health Equity Scholars Program of UConn Health Disparities Institute for Rising Ninth Graders Hopes to Expand Statewide to Tackle Public Health Issues

Autumn colors show on the UConn Storrs campus

UConn Applications Reach New Heights as More than 62,000 Seek First-Year Admission

The total so far easily surpasses last year's total of 58,000 applicants

UConn’s Visiting Externships for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM) and its Students are Thriving

Meet UConn School of Medicine Surgical Resident Dr. Edison Martinez Monegro

Dr. Se-Jin Lee and Dr. Emily Germain-Lee in the lab at UConn School of Medicine.

Next Generation of Weight Loss Drugs Being Researched at UConn

Nearly 30 years later Dr. Se-Jin Lee’s discovery of myostatin is not only leading to treatment for spinal muscular atrophy but also fueling the global obesity drug research race

Aerial shot of UConn's main campus in Storrs.

Eric Kruger Named as UConn’s New VP of Facility Services and University Planning

Eric Kruger, currently UConn Health’s vice president for facilities development and operations, will oversee the comprehensive planning and management of all facilities operations and the physical infrastructure of all UConn campuses

UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin (center) with attendees at the welcoming reception for experts participating in The World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities that convened for the first time ever in St. Lucia.

The Inaugural World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

UConn School of Medicine Experts Participate in Inaugural Congress in St. Lucia

The large UConn sign on Rte. 195.

UConn Opens ‘Moral Courage’ Metanoia Event to All Interested Community Members

The second day of events will take place on Feb. 25

Second-year UConn medical student delivering her opening remarks at New England's American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Region 1 conference in Boston. She is the first-ever UConn medical student to be elected to serve as president of AMWA Region 1 ( Photo by Olivia Kuk/Boston University medical student)

Future Women Leaders in Medicine

UConn School of Medicine Leading New England's American Medical Women’s Association

UConn Waterbury Poised for Expansion with New Building’s Imminent Opening

'With the new facilities, we are strengthening our role as an educational and economic driver in the Naugatuck Valley'

Fourth-year medical students Christopher Edwards, Sarishka Desai, Michael Li, and Margaret Boudreau, successfully early matched to their residency programs in ophthalmology. (February 10 2025/Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo).

Four Future Eye Doctors Meet Their Match

Early Match Results for Ophthalmology Residencies are in for 4 UConn School of Medicine Soon-to-Be Grads