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Dr. Augustus Mazzocca, an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center, has been named one of the "65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons and Specialists" by Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review. (Lanny Nagler for UConn Health Center)

Dr. Augustus Mazzocca Named Outstanding Shoulder Surgeon

Dr. Augustus Mazzocca Jr., an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center, has been named one of the "65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons and Specialists" by Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review.

Dr. Lindsay Bliss is holding up a checklist that she designed to improve the culture of the operating room.

Surgical Resident Committed to Operating Room Safety

Dr. Lindsay Bliss is determined to improve the culture of the operating room.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signs legislation to build a technology park at UConn, during a ceremony held at the Advanced Technology Laboratory

Gov. Malloy on Campus for Tech Park Bill Signing

Funding for the new tech park at UConn was approved Friday.

Immunology Department Chairman Leo Lefranois on August 9, 2011. (Jennifer Beardsley/UConn Health Center Photo)

Investigating the Inner Workings of Our Immune System

Leo Lefrançois is the Immunology Department’s new chairman at the UConn Health Center.

August PAWS Award Recipients

Know Better Place is pleased to announce the August 2011 PAWS award recipients.

From left: Tom Williams, Greg Hebert and James Alex on the Pacific shore in San Francisco at the start of their journey June 19. (Photos provided by the Coast to Coast for a Cure 2011 blog)

Back from Cross-country Trek, 40 Miles to the Atlantic

Three UConn medical students invite all to join them Sept. 17 (new date) for the completion of their coast-to-coast ride to fight leukemia.

Back to School

Back to School Basics

Whether your child is going off to college or just starting kindergarten there are things you can do to help smooth the transition back to the classroom.

UConn President Susan Herbst talks with (left to right) Drs. Mike Summerer, Stephen Lahey, and Denis Lafreniere before a meeting with Health Center employees. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

President Herbst Hosts All Staff Meeting at Health Center

For the first time since taking the job as UConn’s President in June, Susan Herbst held a “town hall” type meeting with Health Center employees.

A medical student receives his white coat at the White Coat Ceremony, April 19, 2011. (Jennifer Beardsley/UConn Health Center Photo)

White Coat Ceremonies Held for Medical and Dental School Classes of 2015

This year 45 dental and 89 medical students participated in the annual ceremony.

JAMA Study: Gout Drug Effective for Severe Cases

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows a new drug to be effective in treating gout patients who haven’t responded to standard treatment.