Schools & Colleges

Young African American basketball player experiencing pain while injuring his leg during the match. His teammates are supporting him. (Getty Images)

Improving Outcomes for Serious Knee Injuries

A UConn researcher finds that including psychological interventions in the rehabilitation process can boost recovery from an ACL injury.

Nancy Petry, professor of medicine at UConn Health. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: Nancy Petry, UConn School of Medicine

Since joining UConn Health in 1996, Petry has won over $41 million in external funding, making her one of the most active and highly funded researchers across all campuses.

(Photo courtesy of Charles River Laboratories)

Charles River Laboratories Joins UConn TIP

Charles River’s Vaccine Support Services group will continue R&D and manufacturing of diagnostics and laboratory products and plans to be an active member of TIP's entrepreneurial community.

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Scientists are Using DNA to Study Ocean Life and Reveal the Hidden Diversity of Zooplankton

'Except for scientists who study them, few people are aware that marine zooplankton are among the most numerous – and important – animals on Earth,' says marine sciences researcher Ann Bucklin.

CT-scan images taken in Rahul Kanadia's lab of the mice with microcephaly (right) and without the condition (left). (Photo courtesy of the Kanadia Lab)

Testing Cellular Mechanisms Behind Microcephaly

Rahul Kanadia, professor of physiology and neurobiology, has received more than $1.8 million from the NIH to study the role of minor spliceosome in cortical development common in microcephaly.

UConn Engineering Announced as Partner Institution for $14.2M Regional Transportation Center

In a coalition of schools led by the University of Maine, the University of Connecticut School of Engineering will be a participant in the Region 1 University Transportation Center: Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), funded by a five-year $14.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

UConn Engineering Announced as Partner Institution for $14.2M Regional Transportation Center

In a coalition of schools led by the University of Maine, the University of Connecticut School of Engineering will be a participant in the Region 1 University Transportation Center: Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), funded by a five-year $14.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Chip leader Jamie Gold, left, of California and second place chip holder Allen Cunningham of Nevada compete during the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event in Las Vegas in 2006. The top prize was $12 million. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Poker Has a ‘Tell’ About Strategic Thinkers

A new study on high-stakes poker reveals how people process information in competitive settings.

Kristi Kaeppel, a graduate student in the Neag School of Education, teaching adult students. (Photo by Rob Deza)

How Dropping Out of High School Helped Grad Student Learn About Teaching

Julie Bartucca from the UConn 360 podcast discusses with Ph.D. candidate Kristi Kaeppel how her background informs her research today.

Spontaneous and Abstract – Summer Art at UConn Health

The work of Tom Cameron and Kathleen Dal Santo will be shown at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health until September 20, 2018.