Schools & Colleges
UConn Professors Tell Cicadas’ Story to the World
Whenever Brood X appeared in the news this spring, Christine Simon and John Cooley were right there with them
July 7, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Killing Off Old Cells Might Mean Relief from Persistent Jaw Pain
'Senescent cells' resist the body's normal process of removing damaged cells
July 7, 2021 | Kim Krieger
NAACP to Present Prestigious Spingarn Medal to UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin at 112th Annual Convention
Laurencin joins such previous Springarn recipients as Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, and more
July 6, 2021 | Jennifer Walker
Buen Vivir: Examining Well-being in Colombia at a Time of Protest and Police Violence
'Can we create new indicators of well-being using this Indigenous concept of Buen Vivir?'
July 6, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Researcher’s Work with Flies Could Be a Birth Control Boon
If a drug stops ovulation in both flies and mice, it’s likely to work in humans, too
July 6, 2021 | Kim Krieger
UConn Magazine: Our American Girls
What do you do with a history doctorate and a pop culture obsession? If you’re these two alums, you create a hit podcast centering on ’90s nostalgia.
July 2, 2021 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
The FDA’s Weak Drug Manufacturing Oversight is a Potentially Deadly Problem
The loss of tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses due to poor manufacturing oversight underscores the value of inspections
July 2, 2021 | Adrian V. Hernandez and C. Michael White, UConn School of Pharmacy
Guidance to Treat Underdiagnosed Spine Problem Conceived at UConn Health
UConn surgeons and medical students establish a grading scale, named for Dr. Hilary Onyiuke, to help physicians manage Bertolotti syndrome, a frequently underrecognized debilitating spine condition.
July 1, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
NSF Funds NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center
A UConn researcher will investigate how supermassive black holes, a billion times the mass of our sun, merge
July 1, 2021 | Combined Reports
Neag Foundation Gift Supports Transformative Research at UConn School of Medicine
UConn School of Medicine received a gift of $7 million from the Neag Foundation to fund high-risk/high-reward research
June 30, 2021 | Jennifer Eburg, UConn Foundation