{"id":4357,"date":"2024-06-04T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/?page_id=4357"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:57:29","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4357\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4357-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4357-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4357-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_categories panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Categories<\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\" method=\"get\"><label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"cat\">Categories<\/label><select  name='cat' id='cat' class='postform'>\n\t<option value='-1'>Select Category<\/option>\n\t<option 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class=\"post-6307 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-department-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/30\/public-health-happening-first-days-fresh-starts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/website-post-featured-images-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/website-post-featured-images-1.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/website-post-featured-images-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/website-post-featured-images-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/30\/public-health-happening-first-days-fresh-starts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Public Health Happening &#8211; First Days &amp; Fresh Starts<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/30\/public-health-happening-first-days-fresh-starts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-30T09:10:46-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 30, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-02T11:42:54-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 2, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/department-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Department News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The latest issue of our Public Health Sciences newsletter is now available! This interactive PDF allows you to: Click directly to different sections Watch embedded videos Explore links to articles, events, and resources We encourage you to take a look and explore all the work happening across our department\u2014from research and community engagement to student...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/30\/public-health-happening-first-days-fresh-starts\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6295\" class=\"post-6295 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/28\/new-study-links-air-pollution-to-heart-disease-via-cell-aging\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug-1.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nicholas Pellegrino, PhD student, in an inset headshot over industrial smokestacks emitting smoke at dusk.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug-1.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/28\/new-study-links-air-pollution-to-heart-disease-via-cell-aging\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Study Links Air Pollution to Heart Disease via Cell Aging<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/28\/new-study-links-air-pollution-to-heart-disease-via-cell-aging\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-28T11:06:09-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-28T11:06:09-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jas17010\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia A Szczech\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A new paper in Science of The Total Environment from PhD student Nicholas Pellegrino and Dr. Chia-Ling Kuo explores how air pollution may contribute to heart disease. They worked with colleagues Breno S. Diniz, Ying Zhou, Richard H. Fortinsky, George A. Kuchel, and Doug Brugge. The team: Pellegrino led the analysis and drafting. Kuo, who...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/28\/new-study-links-air-pollution-to-heart-disease-via-cell-aging\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6291\" class=\"post-6291 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-department-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/25\/the-work-behind-healthier-communities\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-8-2-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-8-2-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-8-2-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/25\/the-work-behind-healthier-communities\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Work Behind Healthier Communities<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/25\/the-work-behind-healthier-communities\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-25T14:09:50-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 25, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-30T08:32:17-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 30, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/department-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Department News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>When most people think about public health, they think about the outcomes: healthier communities, disease prevention, clean air, safer workplaces, and access to reliable health information. What often goes unnoticed are the people behind those efforts. Public health professionals work across research, healthcare, government, nonprofits, education, and industry to address complex health challenges and improve...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/25\/the-work-behind-healthier-communities\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6288\" class=\"post-6288 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-research\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/23\/new-research-reveals-hidden-pollution-risks-associated-with-bmi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of Doug Brugge and stock image of pollution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Doug-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/23\/new-research-reveals-hidden-pollution-risks-associated-with-bmi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Research Reveals Hidden Pollution Risks Associated with BMI<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/23\/new-research-reveals-hidden-pollution-risks-associated-with-bmi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-23T13:36:48-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 23, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-25T13:37:29-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 25, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Not everyone faces the same health risks from air pollution. New research from the UConn School of Medicine found that excess abdominal fat, measured by waist size rather than BMI alone, may make people more vulnerable to the harmful effects of ultrafine air pollution. Researchers also found that people with higher levels of visceral fat...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/23\/new-research-reveals-hidden-pollution-risks-associated-with-bmi\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6280\" class=\"post-6280 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-7-2-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-7-2-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/newsletter-7-2-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Behind Connecticut&#8217;s Public Health Headlines<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:14:28-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:15:05-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/education\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Education<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Every fall brings headlines about viruses, outbreaks, and vaccine updates. What you don&#8217;t always see is the public health workforce behind those stories. Here are four things happening in Connecticut this fall, and what they reveal about careers that protect our communities every day. Read our latest edition of\u00a0Your Dose of Public Health\u00a0today!<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/11\/behind-connecticuts-public-health-headlines\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6264\" class=\"post-6264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty-news\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/09\/faculty-promotions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Faculty-Promo-e1788968466267.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;Graphic with dark navy background titled &#039;FACULTY PROMOTIONS&#039; in bold white text, surrounded by colorful confetti illustrations. Below are two headshot photos in teal-bordered squares: on the left, a smiling woman with long brown hair, labeled &#039;Dr. Natalie Moore&#039;; on the right, a smiling man with short dark hair and glasses wearing a white collared shirt, labeled &#039;Dr. Greg Rhee.&#039;&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Faculty-Promo-e1788968466267.png 600w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/09\/Faculty-Promo-e1788968466267-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/09\/faculty-promotions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Faculty Promotions<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/09\/09\/faculty-promotions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-09-09T11:17:54-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 9, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:16:36-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/faculty-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Faculty News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Department of Public Health Sciences is pleased to share news of two recent faculty promotions, approved by the Academic Affairs Subcommittee and the Board of Directors. Dr. Greg Rhee has been promoted to Professor with tenure. Dr. Natalie Moore has been promoted to Associate Professor. 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