Research & Discovery
Mentorship Program Connects UConn Startups with Industry, Business, Investment Experts
A unique mentorship program pairs UConn researchers with industry experts to transform ideas into successful startups.
Public Policy, Social Work Researchers: Antipoverty Programs Can Help Reduce Child Neglect
Breaking down policy 'silos' would provide significant benefit to children and families.
Life’s Surprising Debt to Viruses
Viruses were here before we were, and a UConn researcher says they played a major role in what came next.
Statistically, Not Enough People Take Statins
Too many people are taking aspirin for heart health when it may not be effective for them.
MBA Venture Fellow Program Gives Students Real-World Experience with Startups
Students from UConn's MBA program got real-world experience working with startups in UConn's incubator
UConn Grows in Stamford with New Data Science Incubator
UConn's Technology Incubation Program (TIP) is expanding to Stamford with a new location focused on data science startups.
Horticulture professor patents new plants
This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Kim Colavito Markesich Since 1988, Mark Brand, professor of horticulture in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, has been involved in plant breeding yielding over thirty-eight plant introductions and twenty patented plants for the University. Each new cultivar takes at least ten to fifteen years […]
2021 University Scholars Align Research with the School of Pharmacy
UConn’s 2021 University Scholars include two students with majors in Molecular and Cell Biology and one working towards a Pharm.D. As University Scholars, Suzannah De Almeida, Maria Latta, and Seema Patel are all taking advantage of the depth and breadth of research being done by Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice faculty within the School of […]
Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY 2021 Q1
Recapping the quarters beginning July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, the UConn School of Pharmacy congratulates the following Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice faculty and their teams for their FY21Q1 research grant awards* totaling $5,294,716: Raman Bahal, Ph.D. DHHS/NIH/National Cancer Institute/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Targeting microRNAs to the tumor microenvironment with […]
UConn Startup Developing Anti-Viral Drugs for Herpes, COVID-19
UConn startup QMD develops broad-spectrum antiviral drugs with indications ranging from herpes viruses to SARS-CoV2, the pathogen responsible for COVID-19.