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Interim Director of UConn Medical Group Named

Dr. Denis Lafreniere has been named interim medical director of the UConn Medical Group and interim associate dean for clinical affairs.

Federal Grant Awarded to Support Early Screening of Substance Abuse Patients

The Health Center has partnered with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to obtain $8.3 million in new federal Affordable Care Act funds.

University Community Celebrates Herbst’s Inauguration

UConn welcomed the new President as a 'bold, decisive leader' and an 'accomplished scholar,' in a ceremony that combined tradition and vision for the future.

Susan Herbst Inducted as UConn’s 15th President

Herbst's inauguration signals 'a new and exciting era' for the University.

UConn Researchers Find Incentives Effective for Weight Loss

A study published in The American Journal of Medicine shows those given the chance to win a prize for meeting goals lost more weight.

Left to Right - Lois Jungas, Dr, Bob Jungas, Dr. Achilles Pappano attend the first faculty reunion. (Jennifer Huber/UConn Foundation Photo)

First Health Center Faculty Reunion

The event brought together physicians and dentists who were there when the doors opened in 1968.

From left: Candy Pettigrew, Pam Miles, Sandy Kressner, Steve Jacobs and Patti Wawzyniecki at the time capsule ceremony on September 12, 2011. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Center Photo)

UConn Health Center Preserves the Present and Looks Forward to the Future

A time capsule was buried in the courtyard as part of the year-long 50th anniversary celebration.

Calhoun Cardiology Center Receives American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Gold Quality Achievement Award

The American Heart Association recognizes the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health Center for quality patient care.

Stephen J. Lahey, M.D., Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Nationally Prominent Cardiothoracic Surgeon Joins UConn Health Center

Dr. Stephen Lahey says he’s “always been an academic guy.”

President Herbst

Introducing UConn President Susan Herbst

Hear the University’s 15th President as she describes her own personal history and her vision for the future of UConn.