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U.S. News & World Report Names UConn a High Performer in Heart Attack and Stroke Care
UConn John Dempsey Hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report in 2023-2024 Best Hospitals rankings.
UConn School of Dental Medicine Graduate Returns from Army to Complete His Dental Residency
Returning to UConn to complete his dental residency feels like coming home for UConn School of Dental Medicine graduate and Army veteran Anthony Buono and his wife Alyssa.
Researcher Identifies Key Mechanism in Parkinson’s Disease Research
Yulan Xiong and her team have made a novel discovery about how a gene responsible for Parkinson's Disease in many cases can be regulated.
Population Health Team Exhibits Leadership at Multiple Levels
AVP Khadija Poitras-Rhea explains how her team demonstrates leadership, with the patients it serves and among its own members
Podcast: Start School Sleep Schedule Soon!
Don't wait until the night before the first day of school to prioritize sleep, says UConn Health sleep disorders specialist
Research Grant Targets Hao-Fountain Syndrome
Foundation for USP7 Related Diseases supports UConn Health structural biologist Irina Bezsonova's study of rare genetic disorder
Nine Consecutive AHA Gold Level Awards for Heart Attack Care Excellence
For the ninth year in a row UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital have been awarded The American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® –STEMI Receiving Center – Gold award.
Ming Xu, Ph.D. of UConn receives AFAR Rising Star Award in Aging Research
“A recipient of multiple AFAR grants, Dr. Xu has made a highly significant contribution to the field of aging research early in his career,” shares The American Federation for Aging Research.
Thank You NICU!
Since its founding in 1975, the Connecticut Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UConn Health has cared for thousands of babies in the region. Erin McEwen is one of them. She was born more than two months premature and spent the first several weeks of her life in our NICU. Erin now works here as […]
EPA Begins Testing ‘Owl Force One’ DIY Air Cleaner Made by Connecticut Public School Children
On July 26 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists began testing the power of the low-cost DIY 'Corsi-Rosenthal' box air purifier against infectious aerosols, like the virus that causes COVID-19, at its EPA Homeland Security Division Laboratory’s high-tech, advanced biochamber.