Research & Discovery
Waste Not Want Not: UConn Researcher Patents Membrane to Monetize Biodiesel Waste Products
Richard Parnas from UConn’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Institute of Materials Science has received a patent for a novel membrane that can be used to make biodiesel production more profitable.
Many LGBTQ Youth Don’t Identify with Traditional Sexual Identity Labels
New data show that many LGBTQ teens prefer emerging identity labels that are driven by the teens themselves, says Ryan Watson, co-author of a study published today.
Assembling the Facts of Cilia Assembly and Function
A $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for two UConn Health professors could lead to unraveling mysteries about cilia assembly and function.
Student-driven Project Seeks to Address Food Insecurity on Campus
UConn, like other colleges and universities nationwide, has students who face food insecurity. Two undergraduates are working to address the situation here.
Addressing America’s Failing Infrastructure through Education
Two UConn researchers are seeking solutions that address the serious systemic problems behind our nation's aging infrastructure.
Celebrating UConn Inventors
In honor of National Inventors' Day, here's to all of UConn's faculty, staff, and student inventors.
A Better Way to Make Acrylics
Researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making acrylics that would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic byproducts.
Simulating Soil: UConn Researchers’ Technology Moves Sustainable Agricultural Research Forward
UConn researchers invented a technology that allows researchers a new way to study microbes and potentially improve seedling growth and plant survival.
LGBTQ Teens Face High Rate of Weight-Based Bullying
As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study.
The Slave Who Mailed Himself to Freedom
English professor Martha Cutter’s National Endowment for the Humanities-funded project will examine representations of anti-slavery activism and the life of a slave who shipped himself out of slavery.