University News

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Connecticut Children’s and UConn School of Medicine name Dr. Rachel M. Stanley as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of Pediatrics

Dr. Stanley's leadership appointment is a homecoming back to UConn, where she completed her pediatric residency training

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Advancing Bleeding Disorders Knowledge and Research

Meet Bleeding Disorders Research Coordinator Ali Serrantino, MS, of the New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center.

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A Legacy of Impact

The $11 million gift will shape the future of actuarial science at UConn

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UConn Medical Students Reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Public Service

The next generation of doctors training at UConn share how they are carrying on Dr. King’s legacy of helping others.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin and His Excellency Julian DuBois

His Excellency Julian Du Bois of St. Lucia Visits The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at UConn

Recently, His Excellency (H.E.) Julian Du Bois. Ambassador for Saint Lucia Diaspora Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs, visited The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at UConn.

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New Vice President of the Gerontological Society of America is from UConn

Blanka Rogina, M.S., Ph.D. begins her 1-year term as vice president of the GSA this January.

Sir Cato T. Laurencin, Pariser Lecturer

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Awarded Pariser Global Lectureship for Innovation in Physical Sciences

UConn's Laurencin was the 2025 Pariser Global Lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Tower Garden Initiative of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute is Thriving

Initiative Supports Wellness and Inspires Personal Transformation at Wilson Gray YMCA.

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UConn Medical Students Always Advancing Scientific Knowledge

The highly successful Summer Research Program is powered by generous donations to the Dean’s Discovery Fellowship Fund

The new HuskyGo electric bus—the first of its kind in its fleet—sits next to the bus stops in the W Lot

UConn Ranked 8th Most Sustainable University in the World

UConn is one of only two US universities in the Top 10