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WISHfest 2026 Brings Innovation and Inclusion to UConn Waterbury

A day to cultivate creativity, partnership, and, above all, 'possibility and our future'

UConn IM residency program honored on stage

Internal Medicine Residency at UConn Champions Care for the Homeless

UConn residents were honored with the David R. Kennedy Community Champion Award for its collaborative “Street Medicine” community healthcare efforts.

Dr. Henry Siccardi being honored

UConn Residents Honored for Community Service

Annual Community Service Awards of the Capital Area Health Consortium

Dr. Charles Lee is joining UConn's medical school from The Jackson Laboratory.

Dr. Charles Lee Joining UConn School of Medicine as Associate Dean

Joining from The Jackson Laboratory Dr. Lee will start his next career chapter at UConn.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients Celebrated for 2026

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin awarded three outstanding students the 2026 ScHOLA²RS House/Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award at their graduate convention banquet.

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UConn Students Earn Gilman Scholarships

22 UConn students have earned Gilman awards in the last two cohorts for a total of more than $75,000 in scholarship funding

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin and Sir John Lazar

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Attends Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows Day

The Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows Day in London was part of the Academy’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Josie Ford, Class of 2026 SOM in clinical training.

Future Doctors Being Made at UConn ‘Kickoff’ Their Clinical Training Rotations Across Connecticut

Rising Third-Year UConn Medical Students Started Their Early Patient Care Exposure Clinical Rotations.

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Wow! UConn English Professor Earns Guggenheim to Work on Next Book of Poetry

V. Penelope Pelizzon is one of 223 individuals worldwide, and the only from UConn, named to the 101st class by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Governor Lamont Press Conference

A Boost to UConn’s Critical Research

Amid deep losses in federal aid, Connecticut approves $35 million to support research and innovation at UConn and UConn Health