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UConn Health's Calhoun Cardiology Center doctors are now offering heart failure patients tiny, implantable sensors so their chronic condition can be closely monitored while they are at home (Photo by Abbott).

Tiny Microchip Monitoring Heart Failure Patients at Home

Cardiologists at UConn Health are now using tiny, implantable sensors to remotely monitor heart failure patients at home daily to discover immediately if their heart condition worsens and before symptoms arise.

Students measure sugar kelp at the Yarish lab at the Stamford campus on Oct. 19, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Fueling the Future with Seaweed

UConn researchers are part of a federally funded project to boost seaweed production for use as a biofuel.

MASS MoCA, a contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, is one example of how former industrial cities can attract jobs and tourists. (Beth J. Harpaz/AP Photo)

Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it

Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification?

Campbell Named Co-Editor, Journal of Science Teacher Education

Todd Cambpell, professor of science education, has been named editor of the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the flagship journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education.

The Skype a Scientist program has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states. (Illustration by Kailey Whitman)

Skype a Scientist

A program to engage schoolchildren in science has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states.

Using Social Media to Take on Climate Change

On a typical Friday night, most graduate students would be thinking about their weekend plans to see friends and blow off steam. Instead two UConn Ph.D. candidates are devoting their downtime to tackling climate change one video at a time.

Congressional Delegation Lauds New Undersea Engineering Program

UConn students who pursue careers through the University’s new undersea engineering program will play a vital role in our national defense and have opportunities to work on some of the most sophisticated submarines in the world, three members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation said during a rare group visit to Storrs Friday.

Teaching Robots to Think

In a research building in the heart of UConn’s Storrs campus, assistant professor Ashwin Dani is teaching a life-size industrial robot how to think.

New Device for Testing Heart Health

UConn researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a device that tests an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored – blood viscosity. Blood can be a window into the health of your heart. Doctors are often on the lookout for some common signs that might point to an issue, like […]

Nine Engineering Faculty Recognized for their Inventions

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) established a UConn chapter on Friday, September 29, in an induction ceremony at The Lyceum in Hartford.