Health & Well-Being
Governor Proclaims March 10 Histotechnology Professionals Day
Perspective from UConn Health histology supervisor Kathleen Wiggins
March 6, 2026 | Kathleen Wiggins, HT (ASCP)
How Much Sleep Do Teens Get? Six-Seven Hours.
And that is not nearly enough
March 6, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
Third Annual UConn Student-Organized Free Medical Clinic Coming to Willimantic
Last year, UConn student volunteers helped provide more than $142,000 in care to 196 patients
March 4, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance
Studying ‘Creatures Great and Small’ as a Veterinary Pathologist
As a veterinary pathologist, Natalie Tocco has had the opportunity to study creatures great and small herself – from black bears, to beluga whales, to elephants, and invertebrates
March 4, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Health’s Rapid, Coordinated Care Saves Woman with Ultra-Rare Blood Cancer
Rich Callasky strongly believes his wife is still here today because of the decision to come to UConn John Dempsey Hospital.
March 3, 2026 | Jennifer Walker - UConn Health
Study: Sympathy Works Best on Health Warnings
UConn professor's research pit narrative versus nonnarrative pictorial warning labels against one another and measured their emotive effects
March 3, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Waterbury Hospital Joins UConn Health Community Network, Strengthening Care for the Community
Transition creates a new system of care for the Waterbury community and beyond
March 2, 2026 | Jennifer Walker - UConn Health
Living with Confidence
Patient with inherited blood clot disorder finds support at UConn Health
February 26, 2026 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine
‘Healthy Rounds’: Medicaid Myths, Keeping CT Families Healthy
Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves and Dr. Alessi discuss the impacts of social determinants of health
February 24, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
‘Love Is Not a Plan’
UConn researcher talks about the different forms that caregiving can take, the result of absent social safety nets, and how ableism permeates the culture
February 24, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips