Carolyn Pennington


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Smoking Out the Facts About E-cigarettes

As the FDA announces new regulations on e-cigarettes, a UConn Health psychologist discusses the ssues in the debate about these devices.

Graduate student commencement speaker Daniel Ray (center) will be doing a fellowship in hospital administration at UConn Health with Amanda Miller and Kevin Larsen. (Photo by Janine Gelineau)

Mastering Health Care Management

Graduate student Daniel Ray will be one of the student speakers during the 2016 UConn Health Commencement Ceremony.

Marc Lalande, Ph.D., founding chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, is this year’s recipient of the Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award

Lalande Honored with Board of Director’s Faculty Award

Marc Lalande, Ph.D., founding chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, is this year’s recipient of the Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award, honoring outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and mentoring.

Chief of Infectious Diseases Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus won this year's Loeser Award during the School of Medicine's Spring Awards Night ceremony April 25, 2016. (Photo by Carolyn Pennington)

Medical School Spring Awards Ceremony

The UConn School of Medicine held its annual Spring Awards Night ceremony last Friday. The awards recognize faculty, staff and students in the first through third years of medical school.

Dr. Robert Fuller provides emergency care to survivors of the typhoon in the Philippines in 2013. (International Medical Corps/Margaret Aguirre)

New Chair of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Robert Fuller has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UConn Health. Fuller, a professor of traumatology and emergency medicine, has been serving as interim chair since May of last year.

Dr. Santhanam Lakshminarayanan has been named the new Division Chief of Rheumatology at UConn Health. (Photo by Lanny Nagler)

New Division Chief of Rheumatology

Dr. Santhanam Lakshminarayanan has been promoted to Division Chief of Rheumatology at UConn Health. He will continue with many of his clinical research endeavors, as well as the directorship of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program.

State legislative leaders recently recognized Maritza Bond, executive director of Eastern AHEC, and UConn Health's Dr. Bruce Gould, for their long-term commitment to community service. (Photo by Ellen Ravens-Seger)

AHEC and Dr. Bruce Gould Honored for Long-term Service to the Community

Leaders of the Connecticut Area Health Education Center Network (CT AHEC) based at UConn Health were honored recently by state legislative leaders for their long-term commitment to community service.

An architectural rendering of the main An architectural rendering of the main lobby in the new tower at UConn John Dempsey Hospital.

Patient Comfort and Convenience are Key in New Hospital Tower

The new tower of UConn John Dempsey Hospital will offer patients and visitors amenities to make their visit and hospital experience as comfortable and convenient as possible.

From Student to Resident to Faculty, UConn Health Dermatologist Home-Grown

UConn Health dermatologist Mona Shahriari completed her entire academic career and most of her postdoctoral training as a Husky.

Patient rooms in the new hospital tower at UConn Health are private and larger. Most will have ceiling lifts that minimize fall risk to patients and injury risk to clinical staff. (Photo by Frank Barton)

New Hospital Tower Optimizes Safety, Privacy

When the new hospital tower at UConn Health opens this spring, it will feature the latest in patient privacy and safety.