Author Archive
New Grant Helps Manage Pain and the Opioid Crisis
A research team from the Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering has received $1.8 million from the NIH to work towards the development of a non-opioid treatment for acute pain flare-ups.
START Preliminary Proof of Concept Fund Recipients
Through a generous grant from the CTNext Higher Education Fund last year, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has been administering an early stage translational research funding program called the START Preliminary Proof of Concept Fund. Under the grant, funding is provided to investigators at Central Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State […]
Making Digital Scholarship Mainstream
UConn’s Greenhouse Studios aims to reimagine disrupt longstanding academic workflows to better support scholarly publications for the digital age.
Meet the Researcher: Richard Ashby Wilson, Law and Anthropology
World events have always shaped Richard Wilson Ashby's research.
‘A Spine for the Spineless, Gutless Worms’: Providing an Evolutionary Backbone for Tapeworms
A new NSF-funded project led by Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Janine Caira will help fill the gaps in the approximately 200 million years of evolution separating tapeworm lineages.
Bridging Science at UConn’s Biophysics Facility
The University of Connecticut houses its very own Biophysics Facility, where expert technicians use specialized equipment to help UConn researchers better understand how biological systems work.
Scholarship Facilitation Fund Announcement
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has recently finalized award decisions for the Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SFF) Program. Through this program, the OVPR is able to provide up to $2,000 to UConn faculty across all disciplines, on a competitive basis, to promote, support, and enhance research, scholarship and creative endeavors. The 2019 […]
Craniofacial Birth Defects: It’s the Regulation, Not the Genes
UConn Health assistant professor of genetics and genome sciences Justin Cotney has received nearly $2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of gene regulatory elements in the incidence of craniofacial abnormalities.
Meet the Researcher: Carlos Trallero, Physics
Carlos Trallero views physics as the 'broadest' science since it has unique applications to math, engineering, chemistry and, even, biology.
Startup Central: Inside UConn’s Technology Incubation Program
A photo tour of UConn's Technology Incubation Program, where the University is helping innovative start-ups launch and succeed.