Research & Discovery
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.
Meet the Researcher: Gus Mazzocca, School of Medicine
Mazzocca has spent his career working to improve patient outcomes in orthopedics
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
Raising the Odds Against Viral Infection
Learning how viruses slip into cells, with an eye toward making it harder for them
UConn Researchers Search for Scalable Carbon Capture Technology
Studying the promise of a technology that could help in the fight against climate change
UConn Health Researchers Receive a $3.1 Million Dollar Grant to Study Pandemic-Related Stress in Families with Infants
Damion Grasso and Margaret Briggs-Gowan developed a tool to measure pandemic-related stress. They are now applying it in a study focused on families who gave birth and are now raising infants during the pandemic
Stem Cell and Genome Editing Core Merger Provides One-Stop Shop for Researchers
The Stem Cell and Genome Editing Cores at the University of Connecticut have merged to create a one-stop shop for researchers.
Don’t Get Mad: For Stem Cells, Location is Destiny
Investigating how stem cells turn into new tissue, while remaining stem cells
Meet the Researcher: Sita Nyame, School of Engineering, Eversource Energy Center
Nyame has developed an enduring interest for studying natural hazards and developing technology to help people who experience them through her work with the Eversource Energy Center