Research & Discovery

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Three Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

The program recognizes and supports outstanding students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited institutions in the United States

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Charting Our Galaxy’s Extreme Center

UConn researchers develop a clearer 3D model of the galactic center

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Wearable Technologies Power Study on Differences Between Treadmill, Outdoor Running on Injury Risk

With the advent of reliable wearable technologies, researchers captured data from runners outside the lab for better real-world results

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Our Health, Our Economy, Our Nation, Our Future

UConn research has an extensive, proud history of federal and state partnerships that have helped shape Connecticut and the world beyond.

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Supervised Exercise Improves Broken Hip Outcomes in Older Women

JAMA Network Open Publishes Study Results of the STEP-HI Clinical Trial, Finding That Testosterone Gel Use in Women Recovering from Hip Fracture Does Not Improve Outcomes Compared to Supervised Exercise Alone

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Working to Understand Why Mercury Levels are so High in the Arctic

Researchers tackle a previously unexplored aspect of mercury at the air-sea interface

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Study Demonstrates Health Disparities in U.S. Territories

The study found that people living in Puerto Rico had the most disparities when compared to those residing in the 50 states

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Powering the Next Generation of Quantum Technology

UConn is a partner in a project to develop a deeper understanding of how a revolutionary chip fabrication process can improve superconducting qubits

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Building Awareness of Ethical Animal Research

On April 17, UConn researchers took part in Biomedical Research Awareness Day.

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This Is Your Brain On Music: Groundbreaking UConn-led Study Shows How the Brain Keeps the Beat

'Neural resonance theory' offers new way to understand how the brain transforms sound into music