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One-Stop Cell Simulation Shop
UConn Health’s Leslie M. Loew, professor of cell biology and computer science and engineering, has received $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to maintain and improve a project that has been aiding international cell biology research for 21 years.
OVPR Announces Research Excellence Awards
The primary goal of the REP is to provide seed funding to fuel innovative research, scholarship, and creative endeavors with strong potential for significant extramural funding and/or achievements consistent with the highest standards of accomplishment in the discipline.
Better Guidelines to Treat Your Gums
Researchers from the UConn School of Dental Medicine will study prescribing habits of dental practitioners to develop better guidelines for the treatment of periodontitis , also known as gum disease.
IES Awards $6.9M for Neag School Research
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) announced last week that researchers from the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education have been awarded $6,896,988 over five years for three research projects related to special education.
Series: Meet the Researcher
Read about the paths that led researchers to their areas of expertise, and how their work leads to discoveries that impact scholarship, the economy, and our society.
Meet the Researcher: Nora Madjar, Management
Nora Madjar has devoted her career to studying how creativity and negotiation can get employers and employees the best deal.
Combined Computing: New Grant Tackles Major Topics in Theoretical Mathematics
UConn mathematics professor, Damir Dzhafarov, has received an NSF Focused Research Group (FRG) grant to to strengthen the connections between two prominent branches of theoretical mathematics: computability theory and combinatorics.
Smart Minds Talk about the Smart Grid
The Grid Modernization Summit held recently at UConn's Eversource Energy Center brought together industry leaders, regulators, and researchers to discuss how our new electricity needs – from electric vehicle charging stations to storm readiness in the face of climate change – tax our existing infrastructure and to begin to consider solutions.
Power in Numbers: NSF Grant Helps Researchers Attend International Mathematics Conference
UConn researcher, Vasileios Chousionis, won an NSF grant to help 15 US mathematical scientists travel to Poland for a prestigious conference of dynamics and related fields.
OVPR Announces Inaugural Arts & Humanities Awards
OVPR SCHARP awards aim to support innovative works of scholarship and creative activities in the arts and humanities.