Research & Discovery

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19th MSI Research Day Draws Nearly 100

UConn Musculoskeletal Institute’s 2025 event focuses on osteoarthritis

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Biochar and Microbe Synergy: A Path to Climate-Smart Farming

Biochar has recently emerged as a 'Climate-Smart Agriculture' since it improves many aspects of agricultural sustainability without the negative environmental consequences associated with traditional fertilizers. A team of UConn researchers is developing a fuller picture of its environmental and agricultural benefits

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Research Day 2025 Highlights Medical and Dental Research Breadth

'Research and innovation have everything to do with being a good doctor'

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CASE Class of 2025 Includes 12 UConn Faculty Members

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Celebrates its 50th class with its induction ceremony to be held in Storrs

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10 Questions With Women’s Sports Expert Risa Isard

Assistant professor Risa Isard is a trailblazer in the sport industry, advancing equity in women’s sports and exploring how stigma shapes the experiences of athletes, executives, and organizations

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Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Kayvona Brown, CLAS

A McNair Scholar and community advocate with a passion for supporting survivors

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A Stepwise, Coordinated Plan for Stone Wall Conservation

Stone walls are storytellers of the past, but we need a methodical way to document and manage them so they can reveal their secrets

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UConn Study of Hashtag – #childhoodcancer – Shows Families Leading the Conversation

Family members of children with cancer accounted for most of the content, making up 41.5% of the tweets that were reviewed

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Two CAHNR Faculty Among World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers

Included in the list again this year, Yangchao Luo and Zhe Zhu are among the world's top researchers by citations

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HackUConn Turns Students into Problem Solvers

The annual hackathon brought together the Werth Institute, internal and external sponsors, and UConn’s Technology Commercialization Services