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'Most Wired' badges over drone shot of UConn Health campus ('CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey' 2024 for Ambulatory and Acute)

UConn Health ‘Most Wired’

Nationally recognized as standing out among peers for health care IT

UConn John Dempsey Hospital Joins National Age-Friendly Health System Movement

UConn John Dempsey Hospital was recently accepted for participation in the national Age-Friendly Healthy Systems Movement to improve health care for older adults.

Outgoing Board Chair Sandy Cloud. Jr. was honored at UConn Health on Dec. 9. 2024 by President Maric and Dr. Andy Agwunobi including with a special Proclamation shared by the Governor.

UConn Health Celebrates Outgoing Board Chair Sandy Cloud, Jr.’s Two Decades of Leadership

Chair of the Board of Directors at UConn Health, Sandy Cloud, Jr., Stepping Down, along with Longtime Board Members Tim Holt, Teresa Ressel, and Wayne Rawlins

BMES Fellows

UConn BME Professor and Head Named BMES Fellow

The recognition honors individuals whose contributions have significantly advanced the field of biomedical engineering through research, education, service, or leadership

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin with panelists at the Galien Forum Afrique.

UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Speaks on Women in STEM and Environmental Crises in Africa

University Professor Cato T. Laurencin, representing the Galien USA, was a speaker for a panel that focused on the role of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in addressing the climate and environmental crisis in Africa at the Galien Forum in Dakar, Senegal.

UConn John Dempsey Hospital Achieves Five-Star Ratings from Healthgrades

UConn John Dempsey Hospital has achieved numerous five-star ratings for specialty care according to new research released by Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.

MRI or magnetic resonance image of head and brain scan.

New Approach Could Help Alzheimer’s Research

Clues that a different than expected type of cell is involved in the earliest stages of the disease

Public Health Sciences team.

UConn Health Takes Center Stage at Connecticut Public Health Association Annual Conference

Experts from the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn School of Medicine showcase the importance of community-based research.

Dr. Ketan Bulsara speaking at lectern in academic rotunda

UConn Health’s Dr. Ketan Bulsara Elected to the American Academy of Neurological Surgery

Considered among the most prestigious neurosurgery organizations in US

UConn Health Minute: Treating Severe Depression

It’s estimated that 30% of people with severe depression and suicidal thoughts are diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. As Dr. Caleb Battersby, director of Interventional Psychiatry at UConn Health explains, esketamine nasal spray works differently than oral antidepressants and typically brings relief within hours or days of receiving the medication.