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Chelsea Murphy

Ready to Celebrate, Then Continue Learning

To UConn School of Dental Medicine student commencement speaker Chelsea Murphy, graduation is both an end and a beginning.

UConn MD/PhD students attend the annual ASCI Dinner . From left, standing: Clarke Nelson & Alexander Adami. From left , sitting: Jeremy Grenier; Julia Svedova; Emily Anstadt; Sonali Bracken; Ted Koellhoffer; Dr. Andrew Arnold; Jared Woods on April 25, 2014. (Photo by Jill Hronek/UConn Health Photo)

MD/PhD Students Earn Multiple Awards

UConn Health students made an impressive showing at two recent national physician-scientist meetings in Chicago.

Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Symposium

UConn Health’s federally-funded grant to train people for careers in Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology (SCOB) research sponsored its annual capstone symposium last month. Seventeen trainees presented their research findings on topics including how bone, cartilage and teeth develop; genetics; biomechanics/biomaterials; and regeneration of diseased or damaged tissues. Linda Strausbaugh, professor of molecular and cell […]

A Celebration of Nursing at UConn Health

UConn Health marks National Nurses Week with a series of events to honor its nurses.

From left, Loeser award recipient, Dr. Jason Ryan with Dr. David Henderson, associate dean for student affairs, and Christine Thatcher, director of medical education. (Photo provided by Roselyn Wright)

UConn School of Medicine Spring Awards

Dr. Jason Ryan, cardiologist with the Calhoun Cardiology Center, received this year’s Loeser Award.

Powerful Aging Turns 15

UConn Health’s unique exercise program for older adults has attracted a loyal group of participants, some who’ve been with the program since its inception.

Spring Sports Injury Prevention

UConn Health sports medicine specialist, Dr. Matthew Hall, offers tips on how best to avoid a trip to the emergency department this season.

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A Tribute to Camaraderie in Medicine

UConn School of Medicine student commencement speaker Will Gionfriddo’s interest in medicine is as much about people as it is about science.

UConn Health May Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in May and early June 2014.

Urban Service Track alumna, Dr. Jennifer Jaskolka (standing far left), observes current UST scholar and third-year dental student, Himank Gupta, performing a dental exam during a free health clinic. (Photo provided by Petra Clark-Dufner)

Urban Health Scholars ‘Pay It Forward’

Dozens of Urban Service Track alumni are networking and sharing ideas as they mentor current UST students.