Schools & Colleges
Shorter Telomeres Point to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
If longer telomeres actually reduce Alzheimer's risk, it’s one more reason for people to adopt a healthy lifestyle
UConn to Expand Waterbury Presence with Lease of Space in Building Adjacent to Campus
The plan is among many partnerships and collaborations that UConn Waterbury has built with the community
NASA Astronauts Perform Life-Saving Nanomaterial Experiments for UConn’s Biomedical Engineering Researchers
Axiom Space and Eascra Biotech plan to create a manufacturing facility for therapeutic biomaterials in space.
Axiom Space Astronauts Perform Life-Saving Nanomaterial Experiments for UConn’s Biomedical Engineering Researchers
Axiom Space and Eascra Biotech plan to create a manufacturing facility for therapeutic biomaterials in space.
Abortion Infodemic: Allied Health Science Researchers Describe a Troubling Information Landscape
A team of UConn researchers explores the disinformation landscape after Roe v. Wade was overturned
Science 1 to Revolutionize Research, Innovation, Collaboration for Materials Science and Engineering
The recently-dedicated Science 1 building is home to the Institute of Materials Science (IMS) and the Materials Science and Engineering Department.
Innovation at UConn Health: Meet Basic Scientist Kimberly Dodge-Kafka, Ph.D.
“My big hope is to develop a new type of beta-blocker drug for humans that can block or reverse heart disease progression so patients can live a better, fuller, and longer life,” says Dodge-Kafka, a recent recipient of a large multimillion dollar NIH grant to grow her novel cardiac cell signaling research.
Research in a Place Where Geological Processes Happen Before Your Eyes
UConn researchers use ancient plant leaf wax – signatures for what happened millions of years ago -- to reconstruct the history of Taiwan's mountains
UConn Alumna Makes a Dream Come True at High School Graduation
Calibe Simpson, a Jamaican immigrant who struggled with homelessness, got the surprise of her life at her high school graduation in Hartford last week thanks to a UConn alumna
Ph.D. Student Helps Protect Long Island Sound’s Marshes
With the Long Island Sound at particular risk, UConn researchers are using a method called thin layer placement to gradually increase marsh elevation