Community Impact
Taking on Period Poverty
UConn public health, medical, dental students address menstrual inequity in Hartford
May 29, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
2025 Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients
Professor Sir Dr. Cato T. Laurencin awarded three outstanding students the ScHOLA2RS House/ Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award at the graduate convention banquet.
May 29, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
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.
May 29, 2025 | Lauren Woods
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.
May 28, 2025 | Jon D'Arpino
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
May 22, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Power and Environmental Engineering Faculty Explore Wildfire and Power Grid Nexus in a Changing Climate
Junbo Zhao led a study in Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, which suggests a comprehensive approach to strengthen power grid resilience against the rising threat of wildfires
May 22, 2025 | Olivia Drake
Disaster Response: Master and Apprentice
UConn Health emergency medicine physicians Rob Fuller, Caroline Lloyd back from Myanmar earthquake aid mission
May 16, 2025 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
‘Doctors Academy’ Graduates Win College Scholarships
Connecticut High School Seniors graduated on May 14 from the Health Career Opportunity Programs of UConn Health
May 15, 2025 | Lauren Woods
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
May 13, 2025 | George Velky
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
May 12, 2025 | Lauren Woods