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Thomas Rettig


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Can We Heal Injured Veterans by Studying Basketball?

Neal Glaviano is acutely aware of knee pain's impact in active duty and reserve-based military units – and is applying knowledge gained from working with UConn's student athletes toward helping active-duty service members and veterans.

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Electrical Aviation

UConn research is on the cutting edge of research into decarbonizing aviation

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CIRCA: Serving Connecticut’s Coastal Communities and Beyond

As seas and temperatures rise, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation uses research and community engagement to protect communities across the state

A group of wildlife biologists put a tracking collar on a tranquilized bear.

Keeping Bears Wild

Graduate student Melissa Ruszczyk, a biologist with DEEP, is studying black bears’ behavior in relation to food sources left by humans

UConn researcher Brian Willis holding up nano technology in front of solar panels with the video title "Solar Nanodevice" overlaid

Solar Nanodevices

UConn researcher Brian Willis is harvesting parts of sunshine to expand the use of sunlight for energy and making clean – and climate friendly – energy more affordable

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Forecasting Wind Energy

Using a novel computer program, UConn researchers are now able to forecast weather, identify climate projections, and assess wind turbine performance like never before.

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CO2 Removal Research

UConn researchers are exploring CO2 removal as a way to foster a healthier environment

A boat carrying researchers on the Long Island Sound with the video title "Saving the Sound with History" overlayed

Saving the Sound with History

Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, it filters water, and it stabilizes Connecticut's shoreline

Azzi Fudd lifting weights with the video title "UConn Women's Basketball: Research & Performance" overlaid

UConn Women’s Basketball: Research & Performance

It takes a team on the court and off to help the UConn Women’s Basketball Team excel

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Science in Seconds: Cannabinoids

Cannabinoids are able to decrease our capacity to process pain in the brain while having less substance use potential than that of opioids