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Dr. Rebecca Riba-Wolman, Amber Barry, RN and Stephanie Ruggiero, RN monitor the infusion for the GSD 1a phase 3 trial participant (UConn Health Photo).

A New Chapter for Families Living With GSDIa: From Pioneering Research to FDA Approval

U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GENGLYCOS, a one-time gene therapy for adults and pediatric patients ages 8 and older with GSDIa and the first drug approved for this disease.

Naliah Grannell instructs teens on the role of an epidemiologist in a foodborne illness outbreak. (CT AHEC Photo).

CT AHEC and Public Health Department Sanitarians Team Up With Teens for Workshop to Solve a Food Illness Outbreak

CT AHEC's Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) program in action.

Menopause Equity Collective (MEC) members

From Silence to Systems Change: Connecticut Moves Menopause Equity Forward

UConn Health Disparities Institute’s Menopause Equity Initiative (MEI) contributes to policy changes bringing real change to people’s lives.

Image shows patient tumor cell growth in Encapsulate's Biochip System

Exploring Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer

UConn School of Medicine is advancing the future of pancreatic care with Encapsulate, Inc., a precision medicine start-up company at the UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP).

A women standing with medals around her neck.

Helping Women Stay Active at Every Stage of Life

After years of knee pain threatened to limit the active life she loved, Anne found a team at UConn Health’s Women’s Center for Motion & Performance that listened to what she wanted and helped her get moving again.

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Training Connecticut’s Next Generation of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Disease Researchers

The future healthcare workforce to help advance critical research in nephrology, urology, and hematology is being built right here in Connecticut.

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UConn Dental School Researchers Win Award from U.S. Military For Traumatic Wound Healing Technology

Researchers advancing combat casualty care with multifunctional biomaterial platform

(Photo courtesy of Westminster School).

UConn School of Medicine Grows its Career Mentorship of Hartford Youth

More and more UConn faculty have been mentoring middle school students weekly this summer at Horizons at Westminster School.

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Summer Research Experiences Give Students Career-Building Boost

Posters and presentations at 2026 Summer Research Day highlight impact of mentored, hands-on student experiences at UConn Health.

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UConn Welcomes 52 New Future Dentists

The Class of 2030 received their white coats