Research & Discovery

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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

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2024: A Year of Research That Mattered

UConn’s research achievements extend from health and wellness breakthroughs to advancements in quantum technology and much more

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Meet the Researcher: Kinesiology Assistant Professor-in-Residence Jim Smith

Jim Smith turns his expertise in acute physical therapy to helping patients suffering from Long COVID

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X-ray Echoes Reveal the 3D Structure of Molecular Clouds in our Galaxy’s Center

A creative new method uses decades of data to learn about the 3D structure of molecular clouds, the birthplace of stars, in the center of the Milky Way

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‘Black Hole Archaeology’: Understanding How Black Holes Gained Their Mass

By measuring black hole spin 7 billion years ago to now, researchers gained surprising new insights into the nature of black holes