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Diving for Data on Fish Populations

A UConn marine scientist is working in the waters off Costa Rica to build more accurate models of how fish may adapt to environmental changes.

The sample of YbInCu4 used in the experiment. (Brookhaven National Laboratory Photo)

Physicists Solve Low-Temperature Magnetic Mystery

A breakthrough in explaining a rare property of an exotic magnetic material could lead to new technologies, from information storage to magnetic refrigeration.

UConn takes delivery of a new Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine that will enhance opportunities in brain and cognitive research. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

UConn Takes Delivery of Advanced Brain Scanner

The MRI machine, centerpiece of UConn's new Brain Imaging Research Center, is part of the University's ongoing rise to prominence in cognitive and brain sciences.

The Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia. (Photo courtesy of: Chris Pickerell, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Seagrassli.org)

Evolving to Cope with Climate Change

A UConn marine sciences professor is measuring the potential of an important fish species to adapt to an increasingly acidic ocean.

A New Way to Weigh Retirement

The retirement index developed at UConn is the first to incorporate non-economic factors such as health and adaptability, in its calculation.

An interactive digital wall in the lobby of Boston Children's Hospital was designed by researchers at the University of Connecticut.

Hospital’s High-tech Wall Opens Doors to Imagination

UConn faculty and students designed an interactive wall for the Boston Children's Hospital lobby.

A man experiencing pain. (iStock Photo)

Study Reveals Lack of Data on Opioid Drugs

UConn Health physician David Steffens was part of a seven-member NIH panel on opioid drug use and abuse that released its report Monday.

Psychology professor Crystal Park at her yoga studio in Mystic. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

From Resolution to Ritual: Why People Start and Stick With Yoga

A new study notes that while many begin yoga for the health benefits, those who continue often say spirituality is the reason.

Ralf Schiffler, associate professor of math, ponders an equation. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Solving the Future with Abstract Algebra

A UConn math professor is publishing a paper that breaks new ground, and may one day solve problems yet to be identified.