Research & Discovery

UConn researcher Tannin Schmidt

Meet the Researcher: Tannin Schmidt, Biomedical Engineering

UConn researcher Tannin Schmidt is constantly pursuing discoveries that could lead to new opportunities.

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A Spillover Effect: Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Dietary Choices

One unanticipated benefit of Medicaid has been the shift from sugary beverages to water and other healthy options, according to UConn research.

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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Harry Zehner ’21 (CLAS)

UConn Senior Harry Zehner is putting his passion about climate change into a research project on carbon pricing.

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UConn Receives $8 Million to Continue Air Force Research Lab Project in Advanced Manufacturing

The University of Connecticut has received an $8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue productive research aimed at improving aerospace manufacturing processes.

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Archival Documents, Like Magic, Thanks to UConn Researchers’ New App

A new app created by UConn researchers aims to do for hard-to-access archival documents what 'sharing economy' apps have done for car rides and food delivery.

UConn MS student Nicole Dahrouge holding up one of the tadpoles she studied in a project that offers insight into how infectious disease spreads.

How Tadpoles Provide Insight Into Pandemics

Research by UConn's Tracy Rittenhouse offers lessons on how environmental factors affect the spread of infectious disease.

UConn Launches Funding Program for COVID-19 Research

UConn's Office of Vice President for Research is announcing a new rapid-response funding program open to researchers studying aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anthony T. Vella, professor and Boehringer Ingelheim chair in immunology, left, speaks with President and CEO, Bijan Almassian and Valerian Nakaar, vice president for research and development, and Kepeng Wang, assistant professor of immunology at CaroGen Corporation's technology incubation lab in Farmington

UConn Health, CaroGen Collaborate on Promising Technology for Colorectal Cancer Treatment

UConn Health researchers, along with industry partners, have developed a promising potential candidate for treating colorectal cancer.

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Study: COVID-19 Messaging Less Effective When Tied to Trump

A study by UConn's InCHIP finds that messaging related to the COVID-19 pandemic is less effective when linked to President Donald Trump.

A purple-gloved hand holds the small microneedle patch that was developed at UConn

UConn Faculty Receive Federal Funding to Develop Self-Administered Microneedle COVID-19 Vaccine Technology

UConn researchers have developed a single-use microneedle technology they hope will help keep patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.