Author Archive
Seeding Success: Internal Funding Has Ripple Effect in Research Innovation
Internal funds help pave the way for more funding for more UConn researchers
Microbial Slime: The Ultimate System to Understand Our Planet
'These biofilms are just remarkable. They may be the ultimate system to study to understand our planet'
UConn’s Planetarium Dedication Honors a Physics Pioneer
The newly renovated Cynthia Wyeth Peterson Planetarium will carry on Peterson’s legacy and help educate generations to come
How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home?
UConn researchers are collaborating to help answer this surprisingly tricky question
The Bright and Dark Sides of Pacific Salmon Biotransport
'We usually study them separately in the context of transport by animals, but nutrients and contaminants go hand-in-hand'
A Peculiar Algae with Significant Potential
Weird aspects of a big, cactus-shaped algae could be useful for things like coral reef conservation and regenerative biology while teaching us about how organisms coped with past climatic changes
A Second Year of Messing About in Boats at Avery Point
'There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'
Moving As One: Discovering How Synchronous Movements Strengthen Social Bonds
'Synchrony is all around us, subtly shaping our connections and experiences'
Arctic Capillaries: An Eye-Opening Symptom in a Swiftly Changing Landscape
'We identified more than 1 billion individualized ice wedge polygons, and there are billions left to be mapped, but this is the first effort'
Fast-growing and Versatile: UConn Researcher is Working to Plant More Willows
Multifaceted species appears everywhere from CT to the Arctic, and has a wide variety of uses, from erosion control to pollination