Research & Discovery
NYC Ridesharing Study Has Implications for Policymakers
A new UConn study found that ridesharing services are changing New York City, especially in neighborhoods that are typically home to minority and low-income people who do not own vehicles of their own.
Combined Computing: New Grant Tackles Major Topics in Theoretical Mathematics
UConn mathematics professor, Damir Dzhafarov, has received an NSF Focused Research Group (FRG) grant to to strengthen the connections between two prominent branches of theoretical mathematics: computability theory and combinatorics.
Learning Diabetes Skills on the Inside Helps Ex-Inmates Stay Out – of Hospital
Training prisoners with diabetes how to manage their disease could prevent hospitalizations and diabetes-related medical crises after they are released, say researchers from UConn and the state Department of Corrections.
The Medical Debt Crisis in America
A new study brief by researchers at the Health Disparities Institute of UConn Health is shining light on the growing issue of medical debt.
Tweeting While Watching TV Diminishes Enjoyment
'Live-tweeting has potential pitfalls on audience experience,' says study author Saraswathi Bellur.
Controlling Weeds on Playing Fields, Parks and Lawns Without Herbicides
Aggressively overseeding – applying grass seed over an existing field at high rates – is the most effective way to significantly reduce weeds on sports fields, writes Jason Henderson, associate professor.
Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Helps Get Patients with Hypertension Moving, Study Says
The researchers say blood pressure self-monitoring is an effective behavioral strategy to help patients with hypertension stick with an exercise program.
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Ian Sands ’20 (ENG)
'Doing research in a lab gives you a sense of responsibility that the classroom does not. Nothing is set up for you,' says SURF award recipient Ian Sands.
Snapshot: Elic Weitzel in Kosovo
A UConn graduate student in archaeology just returned from a research trip to Kosovo, where he is helping collect and identify artifacts to help understand the history of the region.
Food Insecurity Leading to Type 2 Diabetes
Compared with food secure individuals, food insecure individuals had significantly higher insulin resistance, insulin, glucose, stress hormones, inflammation, and total cholesterol.