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UConn Health Offers New Level of Precision in Cancer Care
High-tech radiation therapy machine enhances accuracy, safety
Commencement Student Speaker Spotlight: Michael Raizin
After graduating with his UConn MPH degree on May 11, 2026 Michael is joining the Peace Corps in the Philippines.
UConn’s Dr. Jane M. Grant-Kels Elected Next President-Elect of the American Academy of Dermatology
Grant-Kels will be installed as AAD president-elect in March 2027 and then president in March 2028.
UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin and Mentoring of Young African Entrepreneurs
Dr. Laurencin’s mentoring in Africa is characterized by high-level institutional partnerships aimed at building scientific capacity and fostering a global network of young researchers.
Testing a Tiny Skin Patch is Teaching UConn Researchers About Your Aging Immune System
A novel, non-invasive, skin micropatch technology is being tested at UConn Center on Aging and The Jackson Laboratory for its potential advantages over blood draws and biopsies for older adults
The Power of Academic Medicine: Multidisciplinary Team Saves Young Man with Rare, Aggressive Cancer
Sebastian Sanchez’s sudden illness revealed one of the fastest-growing cancers. Through seamless collaboration across specialties, UConn Health’s academic medical center delivered the complex, time-sensitive care needed to save his life
2026 UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Awardee is Dr. David Shafer
Shafer is associate professor and chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery
‘Healthy Rounds’: Inquiring About Quality, Patient Safety
Dr. Scott Allen, UConn Health’s chief medical officer, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast
Connecticut’s Health Equity Week Calls Residents to Action
UConn Health Disparities Institute Leads a Statewide Push for Affordability to Advance Equity.
UConn Health Team Navigates Rare Pregnancy Condition to Deliver Healthy Baby
A rare pregnancy complication turned Andrea Garfield’s journey into a race against time, but early detection and coordinated care at UConn Health helped deliver her daughter safely against the odds