University News
2025 Dickson Prize in Medicine Goes to Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn
Sir Cato T. Laurencin, Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut, is the recipient of the 2025 Dickson Prize in Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh’s highest honor.
First Stem Cell Medicine Course for Clinicians Available for Free
UConn School of Medicine Expertise and Leadership Contributes to International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and Harvard Medical School’s First Global Continuing Education Course for Clinicians and Medical Students.
Pharmacy Professor Honored by National Academy of Medicine
Raman Bahal has been named an Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar, just one of ten nationally to earn that designation
Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit: Dr. Cato Laurencin and Dr. Samuel Laurencin
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin and his nephew Dr. Samuel J. Laurencin participated in the Waterbury, Connecticut event.
UConn’s Dr. Jaclyn Olsen Jaeger Appointed to Two National Education Committees
Olsen Jaeger of the UConn Center on Aging will serve on the Education Committees of both the ACP and PALTmed
UConn Has Record-Breaking Cohort for Gilman Scholars
A total of 31 UConn students, who will study in 14 different countries, will receive a total of nearly $94,000 in scholarship funds through the Gilman program
Connecticut Addressing the Impact of Racism on Health
State Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health and UConn Health Disparities Institute Debut its Recommendations for Connecticut Legislators
UConn Joins Age-Friendly University Global Network
The organization is reimagining higher education’s role in an aging society
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
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