A nationally renowned researcher who’s been the brains behind three decades of research known as “The Baltimore Hip Studies” headlined UConn’s Aging Research Day April 18.  Jay Magaziner, professor and chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and director of its Division of Gerontology, detailed how hip […]

The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center once again has received a three-year accreditation with commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. It’s the highest possible overall rating from the surveyor conducting an on-site review. “This is the second such award in the past two surveys,” says Dr. John Taylor, who […]

Marcia Reid Marsted believes a positive attitude and a calming environment can do wonders for a healing body. The former UConn Health Center employee and volunteer would know. She’s beaten two cancers. Two hobbies helped her through those battles. One was photography. “I found that using my photography to document what was going on with […]

The Robert U. Massey History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Lecture Series continues Thursday, April 14, with “Disease and Environmental Thinking in the Early Colonies.” New York University history professor Karen Ordahl Kupperman will present at 7 p.m. in the Low Learning Center. She is the author of several books on American colonial history, including: […]

Several UConn medical students attended the second annual National Women in Surgery Career Symposium held recently at the University of South Florida in Clearwater. The symposium focused on issues and challenges facing women who choose a surgical career, while encouraging mentorship and empowering women to expand their career goals and pursue leadership positions. “I could […]