Research & Discovery
Alcohol Industry Health Campaigns Miss the Mark by a Long Shot
The public health benefits from alcohol industry-led health campaigns are likely to be minimal, but the public relations benefits substantial, says a new UConn Health study.
Op-ed: Maryland Coach’s Firing Won’t Solve College Football’s Deepest Problems
Black male student-athletes are primarily valued as athletic gladiators, but not as students deserving of support for their overall well-being, write professors from UConn and Ursinus College.
Addressing Accelerated Genetic Aging in African Americans
With a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, UConn researchers will study several factors that potentially accelerate aging in the African American population to pave the way for future programs that could help improve health outcomes.
UConn’s Key Role in Ensuring Integrity of State Elections
Both before and after the November election, UConn’s Voting Technology Research Center will run forensic analyses on memory cards in the state’s voting equipment.
The Blitz of Neuroscience
UConn neuroscience researchers from across departments and campuses came together this week for a "datablitz," where several graduate students presented fast-moving summaries of their research to a live audience.
How Can We Get Your Attention?
A new study suggests that different brands may want to adopt different social media targeting strategies based on the popularity of their content among followers.
Adding to the Arsenal against Tinnitus
UConn Health professor of neuroscience, Douglas Oliver, has received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an improved detection method for one of the most prevalent health problems for veterans, tinnitus.
Suicide Risk Higher Among Older Vets Who Were in Jail
Veterans released from prison are five times as likely to attempt suicide as their peers who have never been incarcerated, according to a study by UConn Health researchers.
Why Do Some People Hurt More Than Others?
If we can better understand what makes individuals more or less sensitive to pain, then we are that much closer to reducing human suffering, writes Erin Young of Nursing.
Snapshot: Dan Adler in Armenia
Anthropology professor Daniel Adler co-directed excavations at an archaeological site in Armenia that documents the earliest human occupation of the area, and may be more than 1 million years old.