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October 18, 2026

Mac Murray

Email: mac.r.murray@uconn.edu

Author Archive

Six from UConn Named CT Women of Innovation Finalists

The finalists include UConn staff, faculty, and a doctoral student

October 15, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery UConn Voices

A woman reaching down to lace up a pair of running shoes

Maintaining Momentum After Weight Loss

A new NIH award will support a UConn-led trial for behavioral weight loss maintenance interventions

October 14, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

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Mapping Uncharted Antarctic Genomes

New NSF award aims to build understanding of evolution and adaptation

September 29, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

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Connecticut Students Turn Environmental Projects into Lasting Community Impact

NRCA CAP Initiative gives Connecticut high school students the first step to tackling environmental issues within their local communities

September 10, 2026 | Esha Desai, for the OVPR

Community Impact Research & Discovery

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Supporting Community Health from New Haven to Nepal

UConn Shrestha Lab pioneers digital care solutions for mental health, substance use, and HIV prevention

August 25, 2026 | Mac Murray

Community Impact Research & Discovery

A senior mixed-breed dog with a red bandana around its neck smiling peacefully in a field of grass

UConn Startup Acquired by Leading Animal Health Company

New materials offer promising arthritis treatment for dogs and horses

August 19, 2026 | Mac Murray

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery

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A Better Test for Leptospirosis in Cattle

Elsio Wunder awarded BARD grant to improve understanding of costly disease

August 10, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

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Research Development – It Takes a Village

New England Public Research Leaders Collaborative takes home NORDP leadership award

July 30, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

Two researchers examining a thin plastic tube in a laboratory

How Brain Chemistry Changes What We Taste

NIH R01 grant awarded to assistant professor Natale Sciolino to explore the neuroscience of taste

July 20, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

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How School Leaders Learn

A new report sheds light on an understudied aspect of public school success

July 8, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

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