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UConn School of Medicine's Daniella Dennis is a graduating fourth year medical student and a commencement student speaker for the Class of 2025. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

Commencement Student Speaker Spotlight: Daniella Dennis

Dennis is a MD candidate in the UConn School of Medicine and is a student speaker for UConn Health’s 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025.

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New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Bronchiectasis

NEJM Publishes New Global Clinical Trial Findings Showing Potential Power of Investigational Medication to Improve Bronchiectasis Patients’ Quality of Life

Carol Morris, MD, Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, KCSL, and Erica Taylor, MD, MBA.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin’s Mentees Honored at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Awards Event

Dr. Carol Morris and Dr. Erica D. Taylor recognized at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2025 Annual Meeting.

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A Protein Link Between Brain Diseases and Leaky Blood Vessels

New research offers insight into Alzheimer’s, ALS, and other diseases

First annual New England Regional PoCUS Symposium hosted by UConn School of Medicine experts.

UConn Leading New England’s Point of Care Ultrasound Training

Successful Two-Day, Hands-On PoCUS Symposium Hosted in Connecticut for New England Providers

UConn Health patient Rafael Azevedo at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta celebrating after successfully landing a plane during his high-tech flight simulator training experience.

Against All Odds: Man Pursues Goal of Becoming a Pilot After Overcoming Rare ‘Suicide Disease’

From UConn to Delta Air Lines, Rafael Azevedo of Brazil Finds Help and Hope.

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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

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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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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.