School of Medicine
UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Has Audience with Pope Leo XIV
Sir Cato T. Laurencin presented the Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award Medal to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
July 10, 2026 | The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering
Student Loan Repayment—Another Tool in CT AHEC’s Toolkit to Grow the State’s Healthcare Workforce
CT AHEC expanding and retaining Connecticut’s healthcare workforce, especially in underserved areas.
July 7, 2026 | Benjamin Schaedler & Barbara O’Neill, CT AHEC
‘Healthy Rounds’: Keeping Women Active and Healthy
UConn Health’s Dr. Katherine Coyner and Dr. Allison Schafer join on Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast
July 7, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
UConn Predicting Risk of Gestational Diabetes Early, Before it Strikes
Ten percent of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes by the third trimester.
July 1, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
From Detection to Measurement: NIH Funds UConn Research to Expand CRISPR’s Diagnostic Potential
Liu has received a prestigious grant to develop a next-generation diagnostic platform capable of accurately measuring cancer-related biomarkers in blood samples
July 1, 2026 | Sarah Redmond - College of Engineering
New Molecular Monitoring Offers Scientists a ‘Live Video’ Look at Cells
‘This approach allows us to collect molecular information from precise locations while minimizing disruption to the tissue, making it possible to monitor biological processes as they occur'
June 30, 2026 | Claire Galvin
A Soft Sensor for Knees Under Pressure
Finding the right amount of movement for people rehabbing from knee injuries
June 29, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
UConn School of Medicine’s Newly Elected Alpha Omega Alpha Class
AΩA is the national medical honor society.
June 25, 2026 | School of Medicine
CT AHEC Introduces New Public Health Programs and Partnerships
New public health and public health careers enrichment programs for high school and emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic college students launching thanks to new award of Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) funds.
June 25, 2026 | Barbara O’Neill, PhD, RN
Science in Seconds: Improving GLP-1
A UConn Health researcher explains how her lab is focusing on how GLP-1 medications affect the brain and how they can be improved for the future
June 24, 2026 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine