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Dr. Bina Katechia Honored by American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Katechia recognized for excellence in education

Imitola Lab image shows the inside of a 3D brain organoid formation's layers of stem cells. Blue is nuclear staining, red is SOX2, a stem cell marker, and green is a cortical neuron progenitor marker (CITP2).

First Stem Cell Medicine Course for Clinicians Available for Free

UConn School of Medicine Expertise and Leadership Contributes to International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and Harvard Medical School’s First Global Continuing Education Course for Clinicians and Medical Students.

Awards Given to Support Dental Faculty Development

Two faculty receive first-ever Dr. Marion Frank award to pursue research program development

A woman in white sitting holding her newborn son

Two Lives, One Team

High-risk mom delivers a healthy baby thanks to the team at UConn Health

Dr. Cato Laurencin and Dr. Samuel Laurencin

Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit: Dr. Cato Laurencin and Dr. Samuel Laurencin

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin and his nephew Dr. Samuel J. Laurencin participated in the Waterbury, Connecticut event.

Dr. Denis Lafreniere

UConn’s Dr. Denis Lafreniere Inducted into the Honor Society for Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

Lafreniere has been prestigiously selected to be a fellow of the Triological Society.

Dr. Jaclyn Olsen Jaeger is a geriatrician at UConn Health and educator at UConn School of Medicine (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo).

UConn’s Dr. Jaclyn Olsen Jaeger Appointed to Two National Education Committees

Olsen Jaeger of the UConn Center on Aging will serve on the Education Committees of both the ACP and PALTmed

On May 21, HDI and the Commission shared a preview of the Commission’s statewide strategic plan’s recommendations at the Connecticut State Capitol.

Connecticut Addressing the Impact of Racism on Health

State Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health and UConn Health Disparities Institute Debut its Recommendations for Connecticut Legislators

UConn Athletic Trainer Honored After Saving a Life

Cardiac arrest is rare in athletic training, but Kyia Barnett’s preparation paid off when she saved a spectator’s life during a high school event.

Rising fourth-year medical students at The Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings 2025 in New Orleans.

UConn Medical Students Nationally Present ENT Research Findings

UConn School of Medicine students presented their research findings at the 2025 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings