Author Archive
EPOCH Shares Community Histories, From Connecticut to Côte d’Ivoire
Now officially in partnership with Connecticut Humanities, EPOCH will be working with towns across the state – beginning with Bloomfield, Windsor, and Enfield – to collect their own community histories
Dodd Impact Team Seeks ‘A More Perfect Union’ Through Community Conversation
History professor Brendan Kane and other UConn experts hosted statewide discussions on the nation’s founding documents, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Connecticut Humanities Council
Patients’ Lived Experience Shapes Research for Young Adult Opioid Use Recovery
The Collaborative Hub for Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR) -- an NIH-funded project spearheaded by UConn Health’s Dr. Kristyn Zajac -- will unite patients, providers, and researchers to better support young people recovering from opioid use disorder
A Self-Cooling Tent that Runs on Just Water and Sunshine
An invention from UConn researcher Al Kasani makes camping in hot weather a breeze.
Four UConn Researchers Take DoD University Research Equipment Awards
The highly competitive Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) funds cutting-edge research projects with potential to assist national defense
UConn Collaborates With USDA To Develop African Swine Fever Vaccine Candidate Licensed by Zoetis
One of the world’s largest animal health companies non-exclusively licensed the USDA and UConn’s jointly owned vaccine candidate for African swine fever, a lethal disease in pigs
In New Documentary Series, Senior Explores Student Housing Insecurity
Brianna Chance ‘23, a music education major, received funding from the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network for her project documenting student homelessness and housing insecurity in Connecticut
Meet the Researcher: Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, CAHNR
Darooghegi Mofrad, a prolific nutritional epidemiologist from Iran, explores dietary strategies to help people to reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases
UConn Offers Nation’s First Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Master’s Program
It’s not brain surgery—but it’s close
Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Aime Mulungula, School of Business
The founder of Lebon Studio, an emerging incubator for young artists of color, seeks “the good” in all his artistic and business ventures. This profile is part of a series for UConn's Month of Discovery.