Research & Discovery

Na Li UConn School. of Pharmacy Faculty

New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Na Li

Na Li has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  Her work will include physical pharmacy, particularly in the area of dissolution of amorphous formulations, as well as more biologically focused research on intestinal endothelium permeability and its interplay with the microbiome.  Her initial teaching responsibilities will […]

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Scholarship Facilitation Fund Announcement

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has recently finalized award decisions for the Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SFF) Program. Through this program, the OVPR is able to provide up to $2,000 to UConn faculty across all disciplines, on a competitive basis, to promote, support, and enhance research, scholarship and creative endeavors. The 2019 […]

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Structural Complexity in Forests Improves Carbon Capture

Researchers used light detection and ranging (LIDAR) to measure the locations of leaves throughout the forest canopy and determine how vegetation was arranged within space.

Sarah Willen, associate professor of anthropology. (Submitted Photo)

Anthropologist Chronicles a Nation’s Deportation Campaign

In her new book, Sarah Willen examines Israel's campaign against migrant communities, drawing parallels with the U.S. today.

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Craniofacial Birth Defects: It’s the Regulation, Not the Genes

UConn Health assistant professor of genetics and genome sciences Justin Cotney has received nearly $2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of gene regulatory elements in the incidence of craniofacial abnormalities.

Physics researcher Ilya Sochnikov stands next to a dilution refrigerator in his lab. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Breaking Up is Hard to Do (for Electrons in High Temperature Superconductors)

A UConn physicist's findings about how electrons behave in copper oxide superconductors may help synthesize a better, high temperature superconductor. Potential applications include transmission lines and magnetic trains.

Left to right, Jeff Hoch, director NMRbox Project, Dr. Ion Moraru, Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling and Mark Maciejewski, Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics. (Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Photo)(Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Photo)

UConn Health Has Become a Hub for Biological Computing

UConn Health is a one-stop shop for researchers around the world who want to analyze and process nuclear magnetic resonance data.

Dr. Leslie Shor (left) and Dr. Pamir Alpay (right) are both taking over as associate deans of the UConn School of Engineering (UConn School of Engineering)

Shor and Alpay Appointed Associate Deans For School of Engineering

The UConn School of Engineering is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Leslie Shor to the position of Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research and the creation of a new position—Associate Dean for Research and Industrial Partnerships—which will be filled by Dr. Pamir Alpay.  In addition to this new role, Dr. Alpay will continue as the Executive Director of UConn Tech Park, reporting to Vice President for Research Radenka Maric. The dual role will allow Alpay to effectively lead engineering centers and initiatives in Tech Park.

University of Connecticut professor of physics Carlos Trallero is a pioneer in a field of research that uses high-power lasers to investigate atomic and molecular physical phenomena. (Carson Stifel ('21 CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: Carlos Trallero, Physics

Carlos Trallero views physics as the 'broadest' science since it has unique applications to math, engineering, chemistry and, even, biology.

A large group of people wearing safety equipment and breathing masks stands in front of the remains of the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan

Fukushima Disaster: Key Takeaways 8 Years Later

Eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a UConn researcher shares some surprising good news.