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October 19, 2026

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portrait two women at an information table for the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

Thanking Nurses With a DAISY

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses now at UConn Health

October 16, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health

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three university dentists

What Is University Dentists?

Learn more about UConn School of Dental Medicine’s faculty practice

October 16, 2026 | Courtney Chandler - UConn Health

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Building Community Within the Workforce

UConn Health’s Ambassador Program enlists employees to promote, support, connect

October 15, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health

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National Data Show High Rates of Anxiety in Adolescents

A national survey shows one in six US teens suffers from serious anxiety

October 15, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery UConn Health

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Building a Model for Endometriosis Research

How The Jackson Laboratory, UConn Health, and the state of Connecticut worked together to create the nation’s first state-mandated endometriosis biorepository.

October 13, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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Woman standing in a laboratory in front of microscopes

Finding Hope in Everyday Life With Metastatic Breast Cancer

For UConn Health’s Jessica Costa, life with metastatic breast cancer includes ongoing treatment, everyday routines and hope for the future. She shares her experience to raise awareness and help others understand the disease.

October 13, 2026 | Jennifer Walker - UConn Health

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A man with glasses in a white lab coat and blue plastic gloves holds a test tube while sitting in a laboratory.

$3.5 Million NIH Grant Works to Restore Immune Function in Older Adults

Laijun Lai is leading a new grant to investigate using stem cells to address T-cell immunodeficiency in older adults

October 12, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

Research & Discovery UConn Health

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Help on the Way for Kids in Child Welfare System, Caregivers

UConn Health building program to strengthen care, support for foster, adoptive families

October 7, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health

Community Impact UConn Health

A woman in a baseball cap standing behind a table talking to another woman on the other side of the table with brochures on the table

Community Connections to Fight Cancer

UConn Health's Rosa Agosto is helping connect patients to the care they need

October 7, 2026 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

Community Impact UConn Health

UConn Health Doctors Academy - Speed Mentoring Event - October 3, 2027

UConn Alumni Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of HCOP

Dr. Marja Hurley and Dr. Boake Plessy were honored at the Saturday evening gala.

October 6, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications

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