School of Medicine
UConn Health Named One of Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals
UConn Health has once again earned national recognition, this time as one of Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals. The honor celebrates the dedication of our providers, nurses, and staff who go above and beyond to ensure every patient receives safe, expert, and compassionate care. For families like Rebecca’s, that commitment isn’t just recognized,it’s deeply personal.
Empowering Equity in the Emergency Department
Grassroot diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are improving care and experience for UConn Health’s most vulnerable patients.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin 2025 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer at Pittcon
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., K.C.S.L, was the keynote 2025 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer at the world renowned Pittcon Conference in Boston.
Young Dung Reinvigorates Old Mice
Researchers are working to identify the bacteria responsible for the anti-aging effects, and maybe develop a probiotic that can benefit humans
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award
The Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award serves as a catalyst for advancing the field, fostering international collaboration, and inspiring innovation.
CT AHEC Offers Clinical Nurse Preceptor Training Conference in Hartford
The free event provided 30 Connecticut nurses with a one-day conference on clinical nurse precepting skills on May 14.
Taking on Period Poverty
UConn public health, medical, dental students address menstrual inequity in Hartford
2025 Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients
Professor Sir Dr. Cato T. Laurencin awarded three outstanding students the ScHOLA2RS House/ Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award at the graduate convention banquet.
2025 Dickson Prize in Medicine Goes to Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn
Sir Cato T. Laurencin, Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut, is the recipient of the 2025 Dickson Prize in Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh’s highest honor.
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.