Research & Discovery

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Undergraduate Researcher Studying Homemaker Influencers

Project looks at whether 'tradwife' content can set back feminist gains in society

Dr. David C. Steffens Named Fellow of American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

ACNP Prestigiously Honors Chair of Psychiatry at UConn School of Medicine for His Contributions to the Field of Geriatric Psychiatry.

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Sepsis, or Death By Lethal Message

If scientists understand what causes this deadly cellular message chain, they might be able to stop it

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Remote Sensing Lab Has Global Impact

The Global Environmental Remote Sensing (GERS) Laboratory uses quantitative remote sensing data to understand how the world is changing at regional and global scales

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Outgoing President Biden Honors UConn Researchers and Mentors 

Three UConn faculty members received prestigious honors from President Joe Biden during his final week in office. 

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Loss of Physical Function Significant Factor in Hospital Readmission for Older Adults

The paper fills a gap in research, focusing on readmission risk due to physical functioning for adults over the age of 50

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UConn Awards $3 Million in Annual Research Seed Funding

What to know about internal funding opportunities for UConn researchers

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UConn Researcher Sheds New Light on Importance of Hair Satisfaction for Black Adolescent Girls

'I think that this opens up a conversation about what more can be done'

UConn Researcher Discovers Missing Regulator in Parkinson’s Disease

Yulan Xiong and her team have discovered a much-searched-for regulator that plays a key role in genetic causes of Parkinson's Disease

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Helping the Teen Brain Bounce Back

Sarah Feldstein Ewing, the new Vice Chair for Research in UConn Health’s Department of Psychiatry, wants to help young people thrive through adversity