Research & Discovery

Trees down after a storm, causing a power outage.

Bracing for Impact: UConn, Partners to Improve Grid Resistance

The Department of Energy is awarding two significant grants to UConn, UAlbany, and other partners as institutions lend strengths to enhancing efforts to safeguard communities in the Northeast

William Ouimet, associate professor of geography at UConn, and a team of students collect a soil core on Grannis Island in New Haven with a 24-foot-long pipe.

UConn Undergrad Digs Deep to Uncover Environmental History of a New Haven Archaeological Site

Research that requires skill, finesse, and a whole lot of muscle

A man in a labcoat smiles in front of a microscope, holding up his index finger.

Meet the Researcher: Elsio Wunder, CAHNR

Veterinary researcher Elsio Wunder embraces ‘One Health’ in his research on diseases that affect animals and humans

Quantum Seed Grants Are Funding Solutions to Real-World Problems

'We are realizing a faster pace of quantum innovation—and advancing our state’s role as a leader in quantum science and technology'

Hydrogen fuel cells - alternative and clean source of energy.

Tech Park Getting Fuel Cell Upgrade

FuelCell Energy providing units to power entire Innovative Partnership Building.

Graphene Atomic Structure Representation.

Seeking Higher Critical Temperatures for Superconductors

A paper recently published in Physical Review Letters details a mechanism that may help scientists develop superconductors that can perform at higher temperatures.

New Northern bayberry cultivar

Landscape Wonders: UConn Researcher Develops Female-Only Northern Bayberry Propagation and Pint-Size Purple Sand Cherry

UConn professor of horticulture and plant breeding, Mark Brand, adds two new cultivars to a long list of innovative cultivars he has developed to keep Connecticut landscapes sustainable.

Three men in hard hats at the US Army Corps of Engineers Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility

AI Research on Arctic Permafrost Thaw Receives Support from NAIRR Pilot Program

Chandi Witharana from CAHNR's Department of Natural Resources and the Environment will receive support through this inaugural cohort for his work on remote sensing on Arctic permafrost thaw.

Enrichment Ensures Woodchuck Wellness

James Brennan, Animal Care Services (ACS) program manager, has published a paper providing guidance on best practices for keeping woodchucks in laboratory research settings.

Close-up of a chimpanzee

First-Ever Sequencing of Great Ape X and Y Chromosomes

UConn researchers helped complete nationwide effort to understand ape genome