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‘Cryptic’ Interactions Drive Biodiversity Decline At Edge of Forest Fragments
An international team of researchers showed that forest fragmentation weakens the impact of some 'natural enemies' that help maintain diversity in a tropical system.
Addressing Accelerated Genetic Aging in African Americans
With a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, UConn researchers will study several factors that potentially accelerate aging in the African American population to pave the way for future programs that could help improve health outcomes.
The Blitz of Neuroscience
UConn neuroscience researchers from across departments and campuses came together this week for a "datablitz," where several graduate students presented fast-moving summaries of their research to a live audience.
First Innovation Expo: Opportunities Abound on Campus
'We have such cool things going on on campus,' said biology major Greta Johnson, a volunteer at the event.
Snapshot: Dan Adler in Armenia
Anthropology professor Daniel Adler co-directed excavations at an archaeological site in Armenia that documents the earliest human occupation of the area, and may be more than 1 million years old.
Opinion Polls a Snapshot, Not a Crystal Ball
As interest in the polls burgeons in the lead-up to the midterm elections, polling expert Jennifer Dineen points out that they measure public opinion at a particular moment in time, rather than predicting the future.
A Copper Bullet for Tuberculosis
In a new study, UConn chemists report a new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria where they hide.
Latino Voters Concerned About More than Immigration
'If you took a survey of Latinos and asked what is their most concerning issue, education and the economy would be in the top five,' says political scientist Beth Ginsberg.
The Role of Genomic Duplications, Catalysts for Evolutionary Change
A new project led by UConn researcher Bernard Goffinet studies autopolyploidy, the duplication of a species' own genome, to learn more about plant diversity throughout time and how it continues today.
Snapshot: Sarah Knutie in the Galapagos Islands
The ecology and evolutionary biology professor is conducting research on how bird species in the Galapagos are responding to new parasites.