Research & Discovery
Latest Trials Confirm the Benefits of MDMA – the Drug in Ecstasy – for Treating PTSD
The drug needs be used along with carefully crafted psychotherapy in a safe, controlled environment
Peter Setlow, at 50 Years and Counting: ‘I Really Like Doing Research’
What started in a trailer in 1971 would turn into a prolific scientific career spanning five decades. UConn Health’s longest-serving employee reflects on the institution’s evolution over his tenure and what’s driven him to stay. And he’s not getting fitted for a gold watch anytime soon either.
New Grant Combines Language with Cultural Learning for Students of Korean, Chinese
UConn faculty are launching a program that will use online and in-person learning to improve students' Chinese and Korean language skills
UConn Part of Coalition Vying for $100 Million Grant for Wind Energy and Blue Tech Projects
The proposal would position UConn Avery Point at the hub of a regional network of blue tech companies and startups
Looking at Factors that Accelerate Mass Extinction in the Fossil Record as Climate Changes
Finding clues to the present in what happened 372 million years ago
Arsenic in Connecticut Wells May be a Legacy of Past Pesticide Use on Orchards
Poisons can linger in the ecosystem decades after they were last applied
Rejection by a Parent Stings Across Cultures
Parental rejection leads to negative behaviors and emotions that range from bullying to anxiety
Study: Tree Trimming Pays Dividends for Eversource Customers
New England’s largest investor-owned utility’s tree trimming program increases grid reliability
A Growing Public Health Mission Since 1971
50 years later UConn School of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences is still growing strong and staying true to its basic science roots. Meet the Department's 7 new faculty members.
Seeing Beneath the Trees: Using Robots and AI to Control Understory Invasive Plants
A PhD candidate and certified forester is developing a next-generation approach to invasive plant removal