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Nutritional Sciences Ph.D. Candidate Earns NSCA Funding to Study Collagen Peptides
A former college athletic coach turned nutritional researcher, Nick Kuhlman studies links between nutrition and performance
Study Investigates Communication, Intimacy Among Couples Facing Metastatic Breast Cancer
After diagnosis and treatment, sex is the most frequently discussed topic among couples facing cancer. While there is work about improving sexual communication, the experiences of people with advanced cancers have been overlooked
Buyer Beware: Off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound and Other Weight Loss Products Carry Undisclosed Risks
As the demand for weight loss injectables soars, so too does the market for off-brand alternatives, some of which may not be safe or effective
UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe
$11.5 million in state support awarded to University of Connecticut to deploy effective and inexpensive build-it-yourself air filter technology to every public school classroom across the state.
Art Committee, Assemble!
UConn Health’s art curator enlists volunteers to help raise awareness of collection and restart employee art shows
Meet the Researcher: Derek Aguiar, CoE
Aguiar, an associate professor of computer science, uses his computational expertise to help understand complex diseases – and develop presidential chatbots
Thanh Nguyen’s Microneedle Array Patch Vaccine Delivery Research Gets Funding Injection
The UConn biomedical engineer is ramping up efforts to develop microneedle patches capable of delivering multiple vaccines at once.
Electric, Hybrid Buses Coming to UConn as Next Generation of Clean Transit
The electric buses produce no tailpipe emissions and provide all the features that today’s students need for a comfortable and productive ride
Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment
Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities
A Long, Long Time Ago, in Galaxies Near and Far
UConn astrophysicist Cara Battersby is a leader on NASA-selected interstellar probe team