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US Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks with UConn Health CEO Dr. Andy Agwunobi.

U.S. Surgeon General Visits UConn Health, Urges Physicians to be Communicators

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams talked to UConn Health students about coronavirus, the opioid epidemic, and the duty of health professionals to be communicators. Read more.

High school student peforming mock arthoscopic surgery, cheered on by another student and Dr. Katherine Coyner

Widening Women’s Paths to Orthopedic Surgery

It’s a historically male-dominated medical specialty, but UConn Health orthopedic surgeon Katherine Coyner is working to change the course of that history. Read more.

A mound at the ancient North American settlement of Cahokia.

As Farming Developed, So Did Cooperation – And Violence

As humans shifted from hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural societies, cooperation and teamwork increased - along with organized violence. Read more.

Stem cells in a petri dish

UConn Researchers Discover New Stem Cells That Can Generate New Bone

A study by UConn researchers has found stem cells that can generate new bone matter. Read more.

Professor Shu He sitting at her desk.

Q & A: Professor Champions Businesses as Emerging Tech Disrupts Status Quo

Emerging technology may be disruptive, but can be an opportunity for businesses. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet undergraduate student Kelly Finn

CAHNR Epidemiologist leverages social media to support healthy lifestyles for new moms

DENT Dental Students Participate in Annual Research Day

LAW Connecticut Supreme Court Visits UConn Law

PHR Stephanie Gernant is the School of Pharmacy’s 2020 Teacher of the Year

UConn in the News

The Root

Confronting A Legacy, and Creating Her Own: Meet The First Black Rhodes, Truman, and Udall Scholar

The New York Times

How to Respond to Microaggressions

CBS Boston WBZ-TV

Family Focus: More Than Half Of Surveyed Students Say They Experienced Weight-Based Bullying

The Root

Black to the Future: This Scientist May Hold the Key to Time Travel

WFSB-TV

UConn Health Doctor Answers Coronavirus Questions

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

What is Holistic Nursing and What Are Some of the Top Programs?

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