Research & Discovery
Eating Under The Sea: UConn Researchers Find Health Benefits of Connecticut-Grown Sugar Kelp
A first-of-its-kind study finds nutrition benefits for locally-grown sugar kelp, an increasingly important crop for the state.
Can Polio Virus Help Treat Brain Tumors?
UConn Health is enrolling patients in a national trial testing a therapy derived from the polio virus paired with an established cancer medication to treat a type of aggressive brain tumor
June 24, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Don’t Get Soaked: Flood Damage Could Lessen if Cities Build Smarter
More pavement means more damage from floods
June 24, 2021 | Ryley McGinnis for UConn Today
Innovative Decision Support System for Individualized Exercise Prescription
The new tool will allow physicians, health care providers, and exercise professionals to prescribe personalized exercise plans to support patient health
June 23, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
CIRCA Webinar Presents Changes to Land Surface Temperature, Land Use in New Haven, Fairfield Counties
'Heat islands' in urban areas have experienced a five-to-10-degree temperature increase over the past 20 years
June 23, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Bahram Javidi Named Finalist for Berthold Leibinger Innovation Award for COVID-19 Detection Device
UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of engineering Bahram Javidi has been named a finalist for the Berthold Leibinger Innovation Award for his rapid disease identification technology.
Learning How Salt Marsh Plants May Signal Carbon Capture Capacity
Learning how the composition of salt marshes can predict their ability to serve as reservoirs for carbon
June 22, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Researcher Working with Naval Research Lab to Develop AI Decision Support Tools
UConn engineer Krishna Pattipati is developing optimization and machine learning algorithms for agile planning for the U.S. Navy through a grant from the Department of Defense.
UConn Joins Global Network of Autism Researchers
The Connecticut Autism and Language Lab (CALL) has partnered with seven universities in as many different countries — six of which are Universitas 21 members — to form the U21 Autism Research Network.
June 18, 2021 | Laurel Pehmoeller
New TCS Intellectual Property Counsel Team Helps Protect and Promote Innovation
'Our goal is to build UConn's patent portfolio'