Research & Discovery

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Undergraduate Sociology Students Create Academic Journal

The Mirror is an academic journal written and edited by UConn undergraduates

The arrows show where oligodendrocyte precursor cells (blue – all OPCs, pink- dividing OPCs) and their growth factor receptors are in contact with microglia (green) and their signaling proteins (red).

Repairing Nerves Requires Prods of Protein

It turns out the 'bad guys' of the brain aren't so bad after all

Cannabis shoots in culture. UConn researchers are pioneering micropropagation techniques for cannabis.

One Step Closer to Efficient Cannabis Production

Bringing a technique that has been a boon to other plants to the budding cannabis industry

UConn Researchers Developing Coastal Forest Resiliency Plan for Coastal Evergreen Preserve

Extension educator Juliana Barrett will lead a team in developing a coastal forest management plan for a preserve in Stonington.

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Five UConn Faculty Honored as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors

UConn has selected five of its most renowned scholars to honor with its most prestigious faculty title, the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor.

National Academy of Sciences Elects Two More UConn Scientists

Two leading scientists from the University of Connecticut's medical school have been elected members of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Laurinda A. Jaffe, Ph.D. and Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. are recognized for their research excellence and achievements.

Dr. Gus Mazzocca in his scrubs, in a UConn Health operating room.

Meet the Researcher: Gus Mazzocca, School of Medicine

Mazzocca has spent his career working to improve patient outcomes in orthopedics

Man walking down the street wearing a face mask

Impact of COVID-19 on Racial-Ethnic Minorities Among Persons with Opioid Use Disorder

Findings highlight differences in the experiences of racial-ethnic minorities with opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic

"Dr. Eric May (left) discusses virus research with students Prakhar Bansal (standing) and Shaan Kamal (right).

Raising the Odds Against Viral Infection

Learning how viruses slip into cells, with an eye toward making it harder for them

A cartoon showing a human pulling down a cloud labeled "CO2," illustrating the effort to improve carbon capture technology.

UConn Researchers Search for Scalable Carbon Capture Technology

Studying the promise of a technology that could help in the fight against climate change