Schools & Colleges
Not Only Adorable: Squid Open Up New Antimicrobial Drug Possibilities
The glowing Hawaiian bobtail squid is more than a pretty face: New research shows that its symbiotic bacteria create antifungal compounds, which may be of use in drug discovery.
Breaking CO2 faster, cheaper, and more efficiently
A new discovery could make it possible to economically turn carbon dioxide into fuels.
Meet undergraduate student Moises Hernandez-Rivera
Moises Hernandez-Rivera was horrified to learn of the devastation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, particularly in the rural farming section of the Island where his grandmother lives. He would love to one day help design environmentally sustainable farm systems in that area. As a landscape architecture major, he is interested in starting a business […]
Forest management researcher designs museum installation
Amanda Bunce, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, recently translated her forestry research into an art installation. In a collaboration with faculty and students in School of Fine Arts, she created a piece about tree sway for the Weather Report, an exhibit currently on view at The Aldrich Contemporary […]
The Science of Families and Human Development
Starting this academic year, students can declare a major or minor in human development and family sciences in the Department of the same name.
Diabetes: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
UConn Health diabetes experts aim to spread awareness, with an emphasis on family for both prevention and management. The theme for 2019 World Diabetes Day is ‘Family and Diabetes.’
Q&A: The Dangers of Vaping
UConn Health’s Dr. Mario F Perez, assistant professor of medicine at UConn School of Medicine, discusses his research pointing to potential dangers associated with vaping.
Humane Society Honors Law Professor Jessica Rubin
UConn Law Professor Jessica Rubin was honored by the Connecticut Humane Society with induction into the Gertrude O. Lewis Humanitarian Society on Nov. 9, 2019. Rubin was honored at the Humane Society’s annual Diamonds in the Ruff gala, and was only the fifth person to be inducted into the Humanitarian Society, named after the Connecticut Humane […]
Bryan Stevenson Invokes the Power of Memory
The story of how Bryan Stevenson got an innocent man freed from death row will soon be released as a movie, but Stevenson chose a different story to begin a speech as the 2019 Day Pitney Visiting Scholar at the UConn School of Law. He began with a personal story of racist cruelty from his […]
The Heart of the Matter: Genome Editing for Cardiovascular Diseases
Joint researcher from UConn Health and JAX, J. Travis Hinson's $3M grant is a pivotal step toward realizing the promise of genome editing and human precision medicine of cardiovascular and other disorders.