UConn Storrs

Kevin McMullen, a structural engineering Ph.D. student at UConn, has designed a bridge-safety monitoring device.

Student Engineers Monitoring System for Bridges

Kevin McMullen received a $40,000 grant from the UConn School of Engineering in partnership with Connecticut Innovations. to help him enter the marketplace with his bridge safety device.

Jimmy Hervol

UConn Golfers Honor Teammates

Jimmy Hervol and Nabeel Khan, both rising juniors, received postseason team awards.

Amy Gronus (wearing blue), a production chef at the Northwest Dining Hall, and Stephen Anthony, area assistant manager of Dining Services release bees at the Dining Services Apiary. (UConn File Photo)

Generating a Buzz on Campus

Designated as a 'Bee Campus USA,' in April, UConn pledged to educate and build a community that will aid in the fight to save the bee population, which has seen a decline due to the use of pesticides and rising temperatures.

Crystal Dangerfield (pictured) and Megan Walker were selected to the USA Basketball U19 World Cup Team on Sunday.

Two Huskies Picked for USA Basketball World Cup Team

Six-time defending gold medalists, the U.S. women's basketball team will look to make it seven in a row at the July 22-30 event in Cividale del Friuli and Udine, Italy.

Ashley Kalinauskas, '14 (BUS). (Nate Oldham/UConn Photo)

Drug Triggers Immune System to Fight Cancer in Pets

A UConn alumna has launched a startup that is marketing a new immunotherapy treatment for pets with cancer to veterinarians.

UConn biostatistics professor Tania Huedo-Medina visits Cuba regularly for research.

In Cuba with Biostatistician Tania Huedo-Medina

One UConn professor is on a mission to improve the way we collect health data in the U.S. by researching Cuba's public health successes.

Science in Seconds

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Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospitals, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.

The Dangerous Brew of Politics and Water

Often political decisions, not scientific reasoning, determines the fate of natural resources, the environment or other key resources., Veronica Herrera says.

Anna Middendorf (Photo by Stephen Slade/Athletic Communications)

Field Hockey Standout Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

The University of Connecticut nominated Anna Middendorf, a three-time All-American from Bremen, Germany, for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Woman of the Year award.

Findings of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and UConn survey suggest that LGBTQ youth need support in the face of political attacks on LGBTQ equality. (Photo courtesy of the Human Rights Campaign)

Researchers Launch National Study on the Lives of LGBTQ Teens

“Our study takes a holistic approach to better understand the lived experiences of LGBTQ young people,” says UConn's Ryan Watson.