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UConn Health Faculty and Students at the Inaugural Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Research Day
The University of Connecticut celebrated its first cross-campus TRHT Research Day.
June 1, 2023 | Lauren Woods
Power of Growing Diversity: Meet OB/GYN Resident Dr. Chioma Ogbejesi
“Medicine is not as diverse as it should be. It was incredibly helpful to me to have mentors,” says Dr. Chioma Ogbejesi, a future OB/GYN surgeon in her third-year of residency training at UConn School of Medicine. She was the first medical student in the new, growing Visiting Externships for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM) program to match to a UConn residency.
May 31, 2023 | Lauren Woods
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Recognized for Medical Excellence with National CareChex® Awards
Five national 2023 CareChex® Awards honor UConn's medical excellence in coronary bypass surgery and neurological care.
May 31, 2023 | Lauren Woods
Class of 2023 School of Dental Medicine Students and Faculty Celebrate Accomplishments
UConn School of Dental Medicine students and faculty gathered one last time before the UConn Health 52nd Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating Class of 2023 with the annual farewell and awards ceremony.
May 30, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
Veteran Keeps His Memorial Day Plans Thanks to UConn Health Heart Doctors
Days after his minimally-invasive TAVR heart procedure at UConn Health, Navy Veteran Bill Rood is grateful to participate in upcoming Memorial Day events
May 25, 2023 | Lauren Woods
Dr. Neha Prakash Named ‘Outstanding Young Physician’
Connecticut Association of Physicians of Indian Origin recognizes neurologist who established UConn Health’s normal pressure hydrocephalus clinic
May 25, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Breastfeeding Support Group is the Key for Moms in Overcoming Breastfeeding Obstacles
Cassandra Collier was ready to throw in the towel with breastfeeding when she attended the breastfeeding support group held at UConn Health and met Dana Helak who just four months before had felt the same way. They formed a friendship that is helping them over the hurdles of breastfeeding.
May 25, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
Spotlight on Services: Clinical Research Center
The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Clinical Research Center at UConn Health provides dedicated space, expertise, and resources to promote research engagement
May 25, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Healing Big Broken Bones With a Small Molecule
UConn Health scientists describe a new method that can promote regrowth of long bones more affordably and with fewer side effects than other techniques
May 24, 2023 | Kim Krieger
Removing Human Error from Breast Cancer Detection
The Feature Fusion Siamese Network system uses artificial intelligence to compare two sets of films taken at two different time points for diagnosis, eliminating the need for manual comparison, saving time, and reducing the potential for mistakes
May 23, 2023 | Loretta Waldman, for UConn Research