When people report symptoms from the COVID-19 vaccine, it's not uncommon for them to be told something along the lines of "that just means it's working." It may sound dismissive, but it's science. Now, nearly three years since COVID's Connecticut arrival, a UConn Health study published in the journal Vaccines backs it up, with data from our own workforce.

Don't take our word for it — the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has named Caryl Ryan the winner of its 2023 Healthcare Administrator Award! One of the APIC's highest honors, it recognizes her leadership in creating a culture that enables and supports infection prevention efforts.

"Going All In(clusive)" is the theme of this year's Week of Inclusion, which our dental school's Special Care Dentistry Interest Group celebrated last week. Hear from some of the students behind this effort, find out what they did, and learn what motivates them.

Thank you for the question and for your concern for our patients and visitors. We’ve shared this with our facilities team, and I can report that we have adjusted the doors’ closing time to 15 seconds, which is three times the ADA’s five-second requirement. Note, there may be times when we’ll need to shorten that closing time some in consideration of outdoor temperature or weather conditions.

This is an example of us being able to address something that we otherwise might not have known about without someone sharing his or her observations. I’d also like to take this opportunity to provide a reminder about two reporting mechanisms we have:

A new cross-campus initiative supports UConn's core mission to foster new ways of thinking and new approaches to find answers in medicine, science, engineering, and technology. Read about The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, which President Maric and Provost Anne D'Alleva recently helped launch.

Congratulations to the five high school students who will represent our state at this year's National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium next month! They earned top honors at the 60th Connecticut symposium, organized by the Connecticut Area Health Education Center and held here last week.

Dr. Michelle Korson (left), infectious diseases fellow, Dr. Victoria Forbes (second from left), hematologic oncologist, and Dr. Meher Singha (second from right), medical resident, are in Kisoro, Uganda, for a tropical medicine training and service experience. Pictured with them are their nursing colleagues at the St. Francis Mutolere Hospital, on International Women's Day (March 8).

Congratulations to our UConn Musculoskeletal Institute Orthopedic Neurodiagnostic Lab in Farmington and Storrs, re-accredited with the highest designation of electrodiagnostic laboratory accreditation from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine! "Laboratory Accreditation with Exemplary Status" acknowledges the highest level of quality, performance, and integrity based on AANEM's professional standards.

Congratulations to our latest class of Campeonas! Alba Santiago, Evelyn Perez-Cardona, and Madeline Medina recently completed the training class for Latina women for a targeted outreach mission to encourage their peers to keep up with their recommended mammograms. Want to join a future class? Email Melissa Torres.