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Connecticut High School Students Conducting Research at UConn Health
UConn Health’s programs are having an enormous impact on the youth of Connecticut, the future of science and the research and health care workforce. Learn how and meet some of this year's graduates of the High School Research Apprentice Program of the longstanding Health Career Opportunities Program.
UConn Road Trip to EPA Launches DIY Air Filter High-Tech Biochamber Testing
A letter from a Middletown fifth-grader to a UConn researcher started it all: Now, EPA scientists will test the power of the low-cost DIY 'Corsi-Rosenthal' box air purifier against infectious aerosols, like the virus that causes COVID-19. The device being tested on July 26 was made and decorated by the 9-year-old and her classmates
Tackling the Aspartame Argument with a UConn Health Expert
Natalie Ranelli, registered dietitian in UConn Health’s Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, weighs in on synthetic sweetener’s safety
Science in Seconds: Banking on Blood
UConn Health researchers are working to reinforce the nation’s blood supply
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care.
"We are the highest level of care," says Jennifer Sposito, the UConn Health Stroke Center’s clinical program coordinator. “Patients requiring thrombectomy or any neurosurgical procedure are able to come directly to UConn to be cared for immediately without the need to transfer to a higher level of care."
Dr. Alan Lurie Selected as Inaugural Outstanding Faculty Mentor in the UConn School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Alan Lurie, professor and chair, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, has been selected as the inaugural “Outstanding Faculty Mentor” in the School of Dental Medicine.
UConn Health Patient Starts ‘Parkie Pong’ in Her Community
Ping pong shown to benefit motor function; social work, as a component of Parkinson’s disease care, emphasizes importance of socialization and community resources
Dr. Rajesh Lalla Recognized with International Distinguished Service Award
“Through his clinical, research, educational, and service activities, Dr. Lalla has made highly significant contributions to advance the field of Oral Oncology and the ISOO mission,” said Dr. Noam Yarom, President of the International Society of Oral Oncology.
UConn Expert Member of Global Commission Calling on World to Improve Sickle Cell Disease Care
Global mortality from sickle cell disease may be nearly 11 times higher than recorded, says new Commission of world experts published in The Lancet Haematology journal.
Memory Center Co-Directors Answer Questions About New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug
On Thursday, July 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval to Leqembi, the first drug that shows hope in changing the course of Alzheimer’s disease. We met with Dr. Kristina Zdanys and Dr. Yazeed Maghaydah, co-directors of the James EC Walker Memory Assessment Program at the UConn Center on Aging to learn more about what this means for patients and their families.