7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1118+ words) April 15, 2026 | Coral Aponte "I want to provide the highest level of care, wherever it is needed, and be the best part of someone's worst day," " Justin Pedneault "19 (NUR) Since high school, Elisabeth De Luca School of Nursing alumnus Justin Pedneault,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (721+ words) April 14, 2026 | Barbara J. O'Neill, CT AHEC The proclamation honors her more than three decades of service in strengthening Connecticut's health professions pipeline and expanding access to health care services in under resourced communities. The State of Connecticut has formally proclaimed April…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (925+ words) April 10, 2026 | Chris De Francesco '94 (CLAS) From the desk of Dr. Andy Andrew C. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, EVP for Health Affairs, UConn Health I had a bit of a cold early in the week so to avoid spreading germs…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (823+ words) April 9, 2026 | Lauren Woods A novel, non-invasive, skin micropatch technology is being tested at UConn Center on Aging and The Jackson Laboratory for its potential advantages over blood draws and biopsies for older adults New skin patch in clinical studies in…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1006+ words) July 1, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Through the program, UConn students help Connecticut communities tackle the opioid crisis, from Narcan training to safe medication disposal techniques The Adopt a Health District (ADOPHD) Program provides students…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (969+ words) April 9, 2026 | Nora Broderick For Allied Health students, an internship provided experiences 'that just can't be taught' When Jiannah Paulino "26 (CAHNR) and Jayline Steiding "26 (CAHNR) came to UConn in the fall of 2022, the Allied Health Sciences major had never crossed their…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (1139+ words) April 8, 2026 | Jennifer Walker Sebastian Sanchez's sudden illness revealed one of the fastest-growing cancers. Through seamless collaboration across specialties, UConn Health's academic medical center delivered the complex, time-sensitive care needed to save his life Sebastian Sanchez and Dr. Kapil Meleveedu are…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (259+ words) April 7, 2026 | Courtney Chandler Shafer is associate professor and chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery David Shafer DMD is an oral surgeon and chair of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at UConn Health. July 20, 2020 (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health) The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (572+ words) April 7, 2026 | Coral Aponte Elisabeth De Luca School of Nursing students travel to Belgium to gain educational and cultural insights into palliative care. "I personally wanted to'be able to better understand end-of-life care'and be introduced to different perspectives on it. I…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (254+ words) April 7, 2026 | Chris De Francesco '94 (CLAS) Dr. Scott Allen, UConn Health's chief medical officer, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi's podcast We've been very successful in improving our safety culture, but it's one of those things that is a never-ending journey. " Dr. Scott…...