Research & Discovery
UConn-Technion Collaboration Develops Model for Affordable Fuel Cell Catalysts
UConn researchers and collaborators at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology developed a theoretical model that will expediate the development of affordable fuel cells, a key technology for sustainable energy.
Too Hot or Too Cold? UConn Researcher Finds ‘Goldilocks Problem’ in Child Welfare Decision-Making
A major tool widely used in child welfare decision-making - and the way agencies try to implement it - may be hindering social workers.
Connecticut Zoning Atlas Makes the Case for Zoning Reform
The nation's first interactive map letting citizens visualize their town's zoning laws
Meet the Researcher: Caitlin Caspi, College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
Caspi champions collaboration as the key to her success in researching food security and diet-related health outcomes.
Returning the Favor: UConn Researchers Presented With PPE Supply
UConn researchers who donated personal protective equipment for emergency use early in the pandemic had the favor returned this week.
High-Profile Brain Tumor Therapy Trial Chooses UConn Health
An immunotherapy derived from the polio virus has shown improved survival rates in early-phase trials in patients with an aggressive type of brain tumor known as glioblastoma. UConn Health will be one of a select few sites in the U.S. for the second phase, which will pair it with the cancer immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda).
The Research of Difference: How UConn Researchers are Tackling Anti-Racism
Black women and heart disease. Asian Americans and plantations. Slavery and…monsters? Find out how these anti-racism scholars are tackling issues of difference at UConn.
Testing the Success of Their Communication Class, Scientists are Surprised
How do you measure the success of a science communication class? The answer is more complex than it may seem.
UConn Researchers Collaborate with TIP Company Shoreline Biome to Study Microbiome in NICU
UConn researchers recently published their findings on the microbiome of premature infants in the Connecticut Children's NICU, work they completed through a collaboration with TIP company Shoreline Biome.
Deepwater Horizon’s Long-Lasting Legacy For Dolphins
Health impacts from a 2010 spill are found even in dolphins born years later.