Health & Well-Being
Meet the Researcher: Tannin Schmidt, Biomedical Engineering
UConn researcher Tannin Schmidt is constantly pursuing discoveries that could lead to new opportunities.
September 8, 2020 | Samantha Korittke '21 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
A Spillover Effect: Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Dietary Choices
One unanticipated benefit of Medicaid has been the shift from sugary beverages to water and other healthy options, according to UConn research.
September 8, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Health Helps Paramedic Trainees Get Back on Track
True to its educational mission, UConn Health opened the John Dempsey Hospital ED to a class of paramedics in training who found themselves without a place for their clinical rotations when the pandemic struck.
September 3, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Health Report: Occupational Illnesses Impact 25,000 Connecticut Workers, COVID-19 Shows Importance of Prevention
A UConn Health report on occupational-related ailments in Connecticut arrives just as the COVID-19 pandemic is putting worker health in a more urgent light.
September 2, 2020 | Lauren Woods
How Tadpoles Provide Insight Into Pandemics
Research by UConn's Tracy Rittenhouse offers lessons on how environmental factors affect the spread of infectious disease.
September 1, 2020 | Sara Putnam
UConn Health, CaroGen Collaborate on Promising Technology for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
UConn Health researchers, along with industry partners, have developed a promising potential candidate for treating colorectal cancer.
August 31, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Extension’s Velazquez Answers Nutrition Questions on Radio Amor
UConn Extension educator Zoraida Velazquez has become a popular Bridgeport-area radio personality thanks to her weekly call-in show on food and nutrition.
August 28, 2020 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension
Study: COVID-19 Messaging Less Effective When Tied to Trump
A study by UConn's InCHIP finds that messaging related to the COVID-19 pandemic is less effective when linked to President Donald Trump.
August 27, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Faculty Receive Federal Funding to Develop Self-Administered Microneedle COVID-19 Vaccine Technology
UConn researchers have developed a single-use microneedle technology they hope will help keep patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 26, 2020 | Courtney Chandler
UConn’s KSI Launches innovATe Program to Aid High School Athletes
UConn's Korey Stringer Institute is launching a new program to bring the medical care provided by athletic trainers to more secondary school athletes.
August 26, 2020 | Kim Markesich, for the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources