Research & Discovery

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UConn Researcher Hopes to Stop COVID-19 in Its Tracks

A UConn researcher is investigating a way to stop the COVID-19 virus from spreading through the body.

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Using AI for Novel Thermoset Plastics

Ying Li has received a Young Investigator Award from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research to develop next gene thermoset plastics using artificial intelligence technology.

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UConn Faculty Receive NIH Grant to Develop Smartphone Sensor to Detect Tooth Pain

UConn researchers are working to develop a smartphone app that can provide a quantitative assessment of toothache pain.

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UConn Innovation Fund Invests in Two More University Startups

Two dynamic early-stage companies have been awarded early-stage funding from the $2.25 million UConn Innovation Fund.

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UConn and Technion Collaborate on the Development of Next Generation Fuel Cells

UConn researchers and Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, are collaborating on a game-changing platinum-free fuel cell catalysts.

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UConn Researchers Collaborate to Study Effects of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence

UConn researchers have won a grant to research the increase in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A mourner from the Nepali community, unable to attend the funeral for Ashish KC due to social distancing restrictions, reacts in the parking lot outside of the Maryland Cremation services in Millersville, Maryland on May 20, 2020. - Ashish died in a drowning but due to restrictions in place amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, only eight close family members and friends were allowed to attend the ceremony inside, while more then 30 waited outside. Mourners inside live streamed the funeral to family back in Nepal and to those waiting just outside. The coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered the way we are able to mourn and say goodbye to loved ones. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

How Americans are Coping with COVID-19 Stress

UConn researchers are studying how Americans experience and respond to stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Religion’s Influence on Child Success

An international research team including UConn's Richard Sosis received a grant from the John Templeton Foundation to examine the effects of religion on family dynamics, specifically family size and its relationship to child success.

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Researchers Explore Potential Treatment for Mitochondrial Diseases

Researchers studying severe illnesses like muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease are intrigued by a group of compounds that may work to protect the body's cells.

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Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY2020 Q2 and Q3

Recapping the quarters beginning October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020, the UConn School of Pharmacy congratulates the following Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice faculty and their teams for their research grant awards* totaling $6,002,715 : Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Robin H. Bogner, Ph.D. MedImmune Identifying the Causes for Long Reconstitution Times: Phase […]