School of Medicine

Town of Canton’s First Physician Honored by UConn Health

The legacy of Dr. Solomon Everest (1760-1822), the Town of Canton’s first physician, was honored on the grounds of UConn Health Canton on June 16.

Lights in New York City's Times Square. (iStock Photo)

New Atlas Shows Extent of Light Pollution – What Does it Mean for our Health?

After a new study shows 83% of the world lives under a haze of artificial light, a UConn Health epidemiologist says the health consequences of this are only beginning to be understood.

UConn MD/PhD student and APSA President-Elect Alex Adami co-moderating the “Cool Tools and Forward Technology” plenary session of the AAP-ASCI-APSA Joint Meeting.

UConn Health MD/PhD Student Recognized at National Scientific Meeting

UConn Health MD/PhD students attend prestigious national meeting to celebrate advances in medicine and science.

A syringe with sugar set on a heart, depicting diabetes and heart disease. (iStock Image)

Diabetes and Heart Disease Can Be Deadly Combination

Research led by a UConn Health physician found that patients with Type 2 diabetes hospitalized for heart failure face 1 in 4 chance of dying over the next 18 months.

Outpatient Pavilion

Outpatient Pavilion at UConn Health Named Best New Construction

UConn Health's Outpatient Pavilion is being honored as the best in ‘New Construction’ by The Connecticut Building Congress (CBC) for an outstanding building project exemplifying construction excellence and best practices in teamwork.

UConn medical students bicycling across country to support The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp. From left, Emily Wilkins, Abbie Doelger, Gerard Kerins and Dan Prior. (Photo by Janine Gelineau)

New Twist to UConn Med School’s Cross-country Cycling Tradition

Four UConn medical students are gearing up to spend their last free summer bicycling cross-country to raise money for The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp.

Meet Recent Additions to Medical, Dental Faculty

Three physicians who did some of their postdoctoral training at UConn Health and a veteran dental surgeon are among those who recently joined the UConn Health faculty.

PhD student Michelle Spoto explaining her research poster to reconstructive sciences researcher Alex Lichtler during the Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology annual symposium Monday at UConn Health. (Photo by Tina Encarnacion)

NIH Renews Funding for Largest Training Grant at UConn Health

The Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology training grant at UConn Health has been renewed for another five years by the National Institutes of Health for more than $3 million.

Summer Art

Summer Art Exhibit Unveiled at UConn Health

From June to September the artwork of local artists will be on display at UConn Health's Celeste LeWitt Gallery.

Michael Rosenblum, MD, PhD addresses UConn MD/PhD students during the 2016 Physician-Scientist Career Development Colloquium. (Photo courtesy Alexander Adami)

Lessons on Science, Medicine, and Career Choices

Michael Rosenblum, MD, PhD, an immunologist and assistant professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco, was the keynote speaker for the 2016 Physician-Scientist Career Development Colloquium at UConn Health.