The Graduate School

Siddharth Rawat, left, a Ph.D. student, and Bahram Javidi, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, operate a prototype device to examine blood samples for diseases at the Information Technologies Engineering Building (ITE) on Sept. 28, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Portable Microscope Makes Field Diagnosis Possible

A portable holographic field microscope developed by UConn optical engineers offers medical professionals a fast and reliable tool for the identification of diseased cells.

The Skype a Scientist program has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states. (Illustration by Kailey Whitman)

Skype a Scientist

A program to engage schoolchildren in science has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states.

Sam Stine '18 (CLAS) working at the Biodiversity Research Collections facility. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Old Specimens, New Insights

In UConn’s Biodiversity Research Collections, scientists, like detectives, are discovering new information about species today, even from specimens collected decades ago.

Sockeye salmon swimming in a hatchery in Idaho. (Natalie Forbes/Getty Images)

Fishing for New Antibiotics

A UConn chemist discovers a new mode of action for antibiotics, using antibacterial peptides found in fish.

Two UConn graduate students who are passionate about climate change are on a mission to change the world one video at a time.

Using Social Media to Take on Climate Change

Two UConn graduate students are on a mission to change the world one video at a time.

Ashwin Dani, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, demonstrates how the robot can be given a simple task which can be repeated. Sept. 7, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Teaching Robots to Think

UConn engineers are probing the frontier of artificial intelligence to advance manufacturing.

Two former graduate students of UConn School of Medicine, Megan B. Miller, Ph.D. and Keshia Ashe, have been awarded AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF). q

UConn Graduates Named AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows

Two former graduate students of UConn School of Medicine have been awarded prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF).

A sampling of specimens from the National Parasite Collection.

One-third of Parasites May Become Extinct in Our Lifetime

Admittedly, parasites—tapeworms, roundworms, ticks, lice, fleas and other pests—have a bad reputation. But they play an important role in the ecosystem.

Chemistry professor Douglas Adamson, in the lab at the Institute of Materials Science on Aug. 23, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Synthesizing Pure Graphene, a ‘Miracle Material’

UConn chemistry professor Doug Adamson has found an inexpensive way to manufacture the pristine form of this substance, which is stronger than steel and thinner than a human hair.

Fence Creek, Madison, Connecticut.

Some Land Conservation Measures Are Unpopular Among Property Owners

Since private landowners are critical partners in efforts to save coastal marshes, identifying the best strategies will be essential to success.