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Young Adults with Disabilities Graduate from First Career Training Internship Program at UConn Health

Seven interns graduated on June 1 from a new one-year career training internship program at UConn Health called Project SEARCH for young adults with disabilities to gain work experience and future employment.

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Inaugural Class Graduates from the Young Innovative Investigator Program (YIIP)

The inaugural class of the Young Innovative Investigator Program (YIIP) at UConn was celebrated this May for their advanced research studies and graduation with a Master of Science in Biomedical Science degree from UConn’s Graduate School.

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Dr. Susan Tannenbaum is New Chief of Hematology-Oncology at UConn Health

Dr. Susan Tannenbaum is the newly appointed chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health.

Dr. Suzanne Rose Wins Distinguished Educator Award from American Gastroenterological Association

UConn Health's Dr. Suzanne Rose has been honored for her outstanding career contributions by the American Gastroenterological Association with its 2016 AGA Distinguished Educator Award.

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White House Honors Dr. Cato Laurencin with National Medal of Technology and Innovation

UConn Health's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin was honored by Pres. Barack Obama at the White House on May 19 with a National Medal of Technology & Innovation, the nation's highest honor for technical achievement.

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CEO Anne Diamond: ‘We did it! We dreamed it, we’ve built it, and now we’ve opened it.’

Anne Diamond, CEO of UConn John Dempsey Hospital shares her thanks and gratitude with her fellow UConn and UConn Health Huskies, along with the State of Connecticut, for the successful building and opening of the new, state-of-the-art tower at UConn Health.

The original patient tower, left, and the new tower that together make up UConn John Dempsey Hospital. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

How We Plan to Move a Hospital

The step-by-step process of moving patients will begin early on Friday morning and be completed by early afternoon.

Some of the 150 graduates of the Class of 2016 celebrating at the 45th Commencement of UConn Health on May 9 (Photo by John Atashian).

UConn Health Celebrates its 45th Commencement

On May 9 UConn Health held its Commencement to graduate 151 future doctors, dentists and other healthcare graduate students from UConn School of Medicine, UConn School of Dental Medicine and its Graduate School.

Cardiac arrest survivor Richard Couture with his longtime Electrophysiologist Dr. Christopher Pickett at UConn Health on April 29 during his first check-up a few weeks after UConn Health Cardiologist Dr. Manny Katsetos saved his life with bystander CPR.

Heart Doctor Stops His Car to Save Life of Construction Worker

On April 11 Richard Couture, 56, of Bristol was working his construction job helping to build 10 new homes in West Hartford when his heart suddenly stopped. Cardiologist Dr. Manny Katsetos of UConn Health and Lexington Cardiology Associates happened to be driving by. “Something caught my eye in front of a house, and to my […]

Dr. Pickett and heart patient Richard Couture

Heart Doctor Stops His Car to Save Life of Construction Worker

Richard Couture, 56, of Bristol was working his construction job when his heart suddenly stopped. Cardiologist Dr. Manny Katsetos of UConn Health and Lexington Cardiology Associates happened to be driving by.