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UConn Crafting New FY20 Budget with Focus on Protecting Academic, Research Strength

The Financial Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to send the proposed budgets to the full Board of Trustees, which will consider them at the June 26 meeting.

A doctor giving a baby an injection. (Getty Images)

The Ongoing Debate About Vaccines

Vaccines are important not only for personal health, but to protect other vulnerable people, says UConn Health pediatrician Dr. Jody Terranova.

Dr. Jillian Fortier, plastic and reconstructive surgeon at UConn Health, with a young patient she helped during a mission trip abroad. (Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Health Photo)

Meet Dr. Jillian Fortier, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

At home and abroad, UConn Health's Dr. Jillian Fortier combines compassion for her patients with top-notch skills.

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Is Traffic-Related Air Pollution Killing Us?

With vacation season getting underway, and many families planning road trips, a UConn Health researcher discusses the impact of traffic-related air pollution on our health.

Dr. Christopher Pickett of the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. (Stan Godlewski for UConn Health)

CT Magazine Names 48 from UConn Health among 2019 Best Doctors

Connecticut Magazine’s June 2019 Best Doctors issue lists 48 UConn Health physicians in a wide range of specialties.

Direct-to-consumer companies may promise an easier way to seek a straighter smile, but faculty at UConn School of Dental Medicine say that damage can be irreparable if dental work is not done correctly. (Getty Images)

DIY Dentistry – Don’t Do It

The consequences of low-cost, unsupervised dental solutions may cost more in the long run according to UConn’s dental experts.

Juan Salazar, left, and Justin Radolf at Radolfs's lab at UConn Health in Farmington on March 7, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Health Leads International Center to Develop Syphilis Vaccine

“An effective syphilis vaccine would represent a triumph for biomedical research over an ailment that has defied conventional public health strategies for prevention and control,” says Dr. Justin Radolf of UConn School of Medicine.

MRI exam of the human brain showing multiple sclerosis plaques. (Getty Images)

A New Culprit for Multiple Sclerosis Relapses

A molecule that helps blood clot may also play a role in multiple sclerosis relapses, according to a new study by a team that included researchers from UConn Health

A view of the Waugh sundial outside the Benton Museum. (Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

The Hazards of Living on the Right Side of a Time Zone Border

The more we learn about circadian disruption, the better we can blunt its impact, writes Richard G. Stevens, UConn Health professor.

The 3D crystalline structure of CD13, a protein vital for the integrin mode of cell movement. (A.H. Wong and J.M. Rini, University of Toronto)

Missing Molecule Hobbles Cell Movement

A new UConn study finds that cells missing a certain protein on their surface can’t move normally, with implications for wound repair as well as the spread of cancer.