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Manisha Juthani, MD, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH).

Connecticut DPH Commissioner to Headline UConn Health’s 54th Commencement

On May 12 Dr. Manisha Juthani is the Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2025 medical, dental, and graduate students.

portrait collage Jasmina Uvalic and Dr. Danielle Luciano

Podcast: Attacking Endometriosis With Awareness and Research

Leaders of the new Connecticut collaborative EndoRISE discuss the effort to advance the recognition and treatment of endometroisis

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19th MSI Research Day Draws Nearly 100

UConn Musculoskeletal Institute’s 2025 event focuses on osteoarthritis

University Professor Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn being knighted in St. Lucia.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St. Lucia

Laurencin of UConn is now a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, an Order Established by Queen Elizabeth II

Three young people converse with each other in a crowded room.

Research Day 2025 Highlights Medical and Dental Research Breadth

‘Research and innovation have everything to do with being a good doctor’

An aerial view of the Science 1 building on a sunny day in Storrs on Aug. 20, 2024.

CASE Class of 2025 Includes 12 UConn Faculty Members

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Celebrates its 50th class with its induction ceremony to be held in Storrs

Awards

Three people speaking in front of research posters
19th MSI Research Day Draws Nearly 100

UConn Musculoskeletal Institute’s 2025 event focuses on osteoarthritis

University Professor Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn being knighted in St. Lucia.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St. Lucia

Laurencin of UConn is now a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, an Order Established by Queen Elizabeth II

Three young people converse with each other in a crowded room.
Research Day 2025 Highlights Medical and Dental Research Breadth

‘Research and innovation have everything to do with being a good doctor’

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Quick Facts

UConn School of Medicine has produced 4,184 physicians since 1972.

UConn had its largest Match Day ever in 2025 for 111 students.

$112+ million in annual medical school research grants and contract funding.

UConn’s medical school is home to more than 600 faculty, 450 medical students, 340 graduate students, and 790 medical residents and fellows.

UConn is ranked as one of the top 10 most diverse medical schools in the nation.

The majority of UConn medical students are from Connecticut and over 20% are from underrepresented groups in medicine.