{"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":"2026-03-05T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:56:46","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/home\/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_sow-blog panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-blog so-widget-sow-blog-grid-7c2cdda4cbe7-4357\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">News<\/h3>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-blog sow-blog-layout-grid\"\n\t\tdata-template=\"grid\"\n\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;featured_image&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;featured_image_empty&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size&quot;:&quot;sow-blog-grid&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_width&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featured_image_size_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;excerpt&quot;,&quot;read_more&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;excerpt_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;author&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;filter_categories&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;so_field_container_state&quot;:&quot;open&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;:false,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;}\"\n\t\tdata-paged=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-total-pages=\"11\"\n\t\tdata-hash=\"3cca0c1e\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-posts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6016\" class=\"post-6016 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\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\">\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\/06\/Brown-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"headshot of Stacey Brown oven an image of people clapping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Brown-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Brown-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(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\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Stacey Brown Keynote Speaker-2026 Women&#8217;s Advance Conference<\/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\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T13:23:37-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T14:01:48-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 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\/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>Dr. Stacey Brown was invited to deliver the keynote address at the UConn Women\u2019s Advance Conference. Her presentation, Leading While Human: Authenticity, Courage, and the Small Acts That Change Us, encouraged attendees to think differently about leadership, emphasizing connection, courage, visibility, and the everyday interactions that shape people\u2019s lives. Through stories drawn from public health,...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-stacey-brown-keynote-speaker-2026-womens-advance-conference\/\">\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-6014\" class=\"post-6014 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\/06\/03\/empowering-students-to-improve-classroom-air-quality\/\">\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\/06\/Zamora-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\/06\/Zamora-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/Zamora-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(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\/06\/03\/empowering-students-to-improve-classroom-air-quality\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Empowering Students to Improve Classroom Air Quality<\/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\/06\/03\/empowering-students-to-improve-classroom-air-quality\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T13:21:16-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T14:19:56-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 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>Dr. Misty Levy-Zamora and her research team have made great strides in environmental health. This initiative focuses on empowering students and teachers to improve their own classroom environments using low-cost, do-it yourself air filtration systems known as Corsi-Rosenthal boxes. These devices are constructed from a box fan and MERV-13 filters, and our research has shown...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/empowering-students-to-improve-classroom-air-quality\/\">\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-6006\" class=\"post-6006 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\/06\/03\/dr-megan-ogrady-awarded-nih-grant-for-oud-research\/\">\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\/06\/OGrady-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"headshot of Megan O&#039;Grady infront of an image of spilt pills\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/OGrady-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/06\/OGrady-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(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\/06\/03\/dr-megan-ogrady-awarded-nih-grant-for-oud-research\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Megan O&#8217;Grady Awarded NIH Grant for OUD Research<\/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\/06\/03\/dr-megan-ogrady-awarded-nih-grant-for-oud-research\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T13:02:32-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T14:00:19-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 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>Dr. Megan O\u2019Grady, Associate Professor in Public Health Sciences, was awarded a new NIH\/NIDA R34 grant titled \u201cMeasurement-Based Care as an Implementation Strategy for Long-Acting Injectable Medications for Opioid Use Disorders in CCBHCs\u201d. This 3-year project is a collaboration between UConn Health, UConn Storrs (School of Pharmacy), and Community Health Resources Inc (a community-based behavioral...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/06\/03\/dr-megan-ogrady-awarded-nih-grant-for-oud-research\/\">\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-5983\" class=\"post-5983 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\/05\/29\/a-season-of-impact-spring-2026-public-health-sciences-newsletter\/\">\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\/05\/newsletter-cover_march-to-may-1-720x480.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\/05\/newsletter-cover_march-to-may-1-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/05\/newsletter-cover_march-to-may-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(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\/05\/29\/a-season-of-impact-spring-2026-public-health-sciences-newsletter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Public Health Sciences Newsletter &#8211; March to May<\/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\/05\/29\/a-season-of-impact-spring-2026-public-health-sciences-newsletter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-05-29T07:30:35-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 29, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-29T07:32:12-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 29, 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>As the academic year comes to a close, the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn reflects on a vibrant and impactful spring semester\u2014one marked by student achievement, faculty innovation, and deep community engagement. This issue of our Spring 2026 newsletter highlights the many ways our community continues to advance public health both within and...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/29\/a-season-of-impact-spring-2026-public-health-sciences-newsletter\/\">\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-5710\" class=\"post-5710 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community 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\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\">\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\/04\/Spring-donation-webpage-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\/04\/Spring-donation-webpage-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/04\/Spring-donation-webpage-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(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\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">2026 Spring Cleaning Donation Drive<\/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\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T14:11:22-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 18, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T15:00:47-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 18, 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\/community\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Community<\/a>, <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>This season, our department is proud to support 3 impactful initiatives dedicated to serving CT residents: Community Service Officer Jim Barrett\u2019s Homeless Outreach Program, Hands On Hartford, and Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants. As the weather gets warmer, and financial instability continues to rise, community support is more important than ever. About Community Service...<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/05\/18\/2026-spring-cleaning-donation-drive\/\">\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-5899\" class=\"post-5899 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\/05\/11\/depression-research\/\">\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\/03\/2-e1778523872631-720x480.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\/03\/2-e1778523872631-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/03\/2-e1778523872631-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(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\/05\/11\/depression-research\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Advancing the Treatment of Depression<\/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\/05\/11\/depression-research\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T02:15:02-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T13:58:54-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 3, 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>Newer combinations of existing medications may help patients who haven&#8217;t found much relief from other methods. Dr. Greg Rhee within our department shares some new insights to help with depression. 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