Author Archive
Meet The Researcher: Analyse Giordano, CAHNR ’20
Analyse Giordano (CAHNR '20) has her eyes set on med school, but there’s a lot she wants to get done first, including potentially groundbreaking research.
Agricultural Vaccine Research Network Established at UConn
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture has designated UConn's Center of Excellence for Vaccine Research to be the national hub for the coordination of animal vaccine research.
Closing the Gap in ADHD Research by Considering Synaptic Causes
UConn Health assistant professor of neuroscience David Martinelli has received a $165,000 grant from the Charles H. Hood Foundation to investigate a potential cause of ADHD, which affects 5 to 7 percent of children worldwide.
New Program Looks Local to Improve Road Safety
From rumble strips to retroreflectometers - the Safety Circuit Rider Program administered by UConn helps keep local drivers safe.
New Technology Designed to Reduce Mortality Rates in Cancer Patients
A pair of Ph.D. students developed a technology that takes a patient’s tumor cells and grows them outside of the body to test different cancer treatments.
Meet the Researcher: Sina Shahbazmohamadi at UConn Tech Park
Sina Shahbazmohamadi wears his long black hair in a ponytail pulled back from his bearded face and smiles eagerly as he begins to talk about his work at the Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) at UConn Tech Park. A mechanical engineer by training, Shahbazmohamadi does advanced research in 3D imaging at the Reverse Engineering, Fabrication, Inspection […]
Meet The Researcher: Sina Shahbazmohamadi, REFINE Center at UConn Tech Park
Sina Shahbazmohamadi conducts advanced research in 3D imaging at the Reverse Engineering, Fabrication, Inspection and Non-Destructive Analysis (REFINE) lab, one of eight industry-sponsored research centers at UConn Tech Park.
UConn Researcher Wins NASA Grant to Study Gene Transfer in Archaea
UConn researchers will study the role of horizontal gene transfer in archaeal evolution. Archaea are organisms that could potentially live on Mars and offer insight into the evolution of extraterrestrial life there.
Meet the Researcher: Isabella Saraceni ’19, Fine Arts
Wandering through the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, Isabella Saraceni was initially captivated by the work of the great masters of art that surrounded her: Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Raphael. But after a few visits to the gallery, Saraceni eventually began to notice a conspicuous absence in the displayed collection: where were the women […]
Meet the Researcher: Isabella Saraceni, SFA ’19
Isabella Saracena, SFA '19, is researching forgotten women artists from the past and recognizing their contribution through her own original works.