Schools & Colleges
NSF Renews NELSAMP Alliance for Five Additional Years
The Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participants (NELSAMP) has more than tripled STEM students from underrepresented backgrounds across six major northeastern universities. To continue diversifying STEM, the National Science Foundation renewed the alliance for the next five years with the University of Connecticut at the helm.
Tiny Bubbles: Treating Asthma with Gene Silencing Nanocapsules
Searching for a treatment to help asthma sufferers who don't benefit from existing therapies
UConn Will Soon Have a ‘Solar Tree,’ Thanks to Interdisciplinary Group of Faculty and Students
Sun-powered installation will charge portable electronics, offer chances for gathering and teaching
UConn Researchers Developing Models to Unlock Mysteries of Human Speech
Researchers at UConn and Oregon State University are working to understand phonetic constancy in humans with help from automated speech recognition systems.
UConn Researchers Show Avian Flu Virus Transmissibility in Wild Bird Species
This first study of an H5N6 strain in wild waterfowl and terrestrial birds sheds light on an illness also found in poultry and humans
My CAHNR Summer: Megan Davenport Grows as an Agricultural Educator
Through her internship with UConn Extension, Megan Davenport '22 (CAHNR) is sharing her love of agriculture with the community
Former Student Amy Dixon Heads to Tokyo for Paralympics
Dixon will compete in the paratriathlon, which combines a 750-meter open water swim, a 20-kilomoter bicycle race finished with a five-kilometer road race, on Aug. 28 and 29
UConn Patents Novel Combination Approach for Alzheimer’s Treatment
Dr. Riqiang Yan discovered a novel combination of compounds could provide the most promising path for the future of Alzheimer's disease treatment
HCOP Celebrates New Graduates at 2021 Closing Ceremony
More than 200 high school and college students are now graduates of UConn Health's summer Health Career Opportunity Programs.
Conquering Coast to Coast ’21
They took slightly different paths, but the UConn Health students who decided to spend the summer bicycling cross-country, carrying on a 16-year school tradition, are back.