Research & Discovery
Homegrown Hydroponics Project Spreads Around the World
Hydroponics greenhouses engineered by Christian Heiden '20 (ENG) are now in Connecticut and Haiti, with more planned.
May 14, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Study Unlocks Secrets of an Elusive Genome Compartment
A new study by UConn and the University of Rochester shows that genetic elements may play a larger role in centromere function than researchers previously thought.
May 14, 2019 | Combined Reports
UConn Health Leads International Center to Develop Syphilis Vaccine
“An effective syphilis vaccine would represent a triumph for biomedical research over an ailment that has defied conventional public health strategies for prevention and control,” says Dr. Justin Radolf of UConn School of Medicine.
May 10, 2019 | Jessica McBride, PhD
A New Culprit for Multiple Sclerosis Relapses
A molecule that helps blood clot may also play a role in multiple sclerosis relapses, according to a new study by a team that included researchers from UConn Health
May 9, 2019 | Kim Krieger
Missing Molecule Hobbles Cell Movement
A new UConn study finds that cells missing a certain protein on their surface can’t move normally, with implications for wound repair as well as the spread of cancer.
May 6, 2019 | Kim Krieger
Solving Problems in 3D
Finding real-world solutions for industry, utilizing highly specialized equipment, training the future innovation workforce – it's all in a day's work for Rainer Hebert, director of the Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center at UConn Tech Park.
May 3, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Meet the Researcher Solving Problems in 3D
We’ve all watched videos, mesmerized, while a machine adds layer upon layer to 3D print anything from a model of the Eiffel Tower to a rubber duck. Aside from being really cool, this technology has tremendous implications for revolutionizing companies’ manufacturing processes. Under the leadership of Castleman Term Associate Professor in Engineering Innovation Rainer Hebert, […]
May 3, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Astronomers Assemble View of Evolving Universe
UConn astronomer Katherine Whitaker played a lead role in cataloging deep space images from 16 years’ worth of Hubble Telescope observations. The resulting mosaic, a composite of nearly 7,500 separate exposures, helps tell the history of the universe.
May 2, 2019 | Donna Weaver & Ray Villard, Space Telescope Science Institute
Eleven Young Scientists from UConn Win NSF Graduate Fellowships
'The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is the gold standard when it comes to federally-funded fellowships for aspiring scientists,' says the director of UConn’s Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships.
May 2, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Making In-Roads with Parasite Introns
UConn Health researcher Arthur Günzl has received a $450,000 grant from the NIAID to investigate the role of introns in a class of parasites responsible for several tropical human diseases: sleeping sickness, Chagas’ disease, and leishmaniasis.
May 2, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research