Research & Discovery

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Home-based Treatments Improve Mobility in Older Adults With Fractured Hips

Patients recovering from hip fractures achieved success with regular weekly home visits by a physical therapist over a 16-week period, according to the study in JAMA.

Meet the Researcher: Richard Ashby Wilson, Law and Anthropology

World events have always shaped Richard Wilson Ashby's research.

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Hatfield-McCoy Feud Carries Lessons for Today

The fabled feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families of Appalachia is the subject of a new PBS documentary, featuring the insights of UConn historian Altina Waller.

A new species of tapeworm described from Australia by Janine Caira and student Kirsten Jensen, showing the head-like scolex. (Image courtesy of Janine Caira)

‘A Spine for the Spineless, Gutless Worms’: Providing an Evolutionary Backbone for Tapeworms

A new NSF-funded project led by Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Janine Caira will help fill the gaps in the approximately 200 million years of evolution separating tapeworm lineages.

New research suggests spring salamanders are less likely to survive metamorphosis to adults in streams with highly variable flows. (Ryan Wagner/Submitted Photo)

Climate Change Water Variability Hurts Salamander Populations

New research suggests spring salamanders are less likely to survive metamorphosis to adults in streams with highly variable flows.

UConn's Biophysics Facility offers specialized equipment and expert technical support to move research projects forward. (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Bridging Science at UConn’s Biophysics Facility

The University of Connecticut houses its very own Biophysics Facility, where expert technicians use specialized equipment to help UConn researchers better understand how biological systems work.

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Time-Saving Software in an Age of Ever-Expanding Data

The software developed by a UConn expert is currently being used for a massive undertaking involving all research papers on insects.

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Study: When More Pain Means More Gain

Researchers found positive psychological outcomes and increased well-being in participants who performed an extreme annual ritual as part of a national celebration.

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 […]