Research & Discovery
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.
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.
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 […]
Dementia Gene Raises Risk of Severe COVID-19
A gene associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease is also linked to severe cases of COVID-19, according to researchers.
The Reproducibility Crisis Might Be All in Your … Software
UConn researchers say that software may be partly the cause for many science experiments' inability to be repeated.
UConn Faculty Members Win Prestigious Research Awards
Seven UConn faculty members have been named National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award winners.
Myth Busters: the Facts on Dietary Supplements and COVID-19
Vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, elderberry, and silver nutritional supplements have all made recent headlines in the fight against the coronavirus. But do they really work? UConn School of Pharmacy faculty pharmacists, Drs. Kathleen Adams, William Baler, and Diana Sobieraj crunched the evidence based data in a recent article in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy. The […]
UConn Research and the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new online resource collects the various coronavirus-related projects being undertaken by UConn faculty, students, and staff.
Gestures Heard As Well As Seen
A group of UConn researchers has found that body movements can influence how our voices sound.
UConn Microbiome Seed Fund Recipients
Through this program, the OVPR is able to provide up to $50,000 to UConn faculty to support innovative and collaborative research proposals that will lead to new proposals for extramural funding in microbiome research.