Research & Discovery
Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left
We are living longer than ever. But for how many of those years will we be healthy?
Fueling the Future with Seaweed
UConn researchers are part of a federally funded project to boost seaweed production for use as a biofuel.
Skype a Scientist
A program to engage schoolchildren in science has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states.
Old Specimens, New Insights
In UConn’s Biodiversity Research Collections, scientists, like detectives, are discovering new information about species today, even from specimens collected decades ago.
Fishing for New Antibiotics
A UConn chemist discovers a new mode of action for antibiotics, using antibacterial peptides found in fish.
International Student Embraces Research Opportunities at UConn
Colombia native Brian Aguilera '19 (CLAS) was one of a select group taking part in a new research program for undergraduates to work with faculty at UConn Health.
Coveted Class: Baseball and Society: Politics, Economics, Race, and Gender
Human development and family studies professor Steven Wisensale has designed a curriculum about baseball that isn’t a softball.
Our Monuments to Inequality
Why today’s America is much like that of the late 1800s, according to Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair of American History, and author of the prize-winning book, 'The Slave’s Cause.'
Cell Modeling Tool Makes Complex Calculations User-Friendly
The Virtual Cell, or VCell as it’s known at UConn Health, is a software platform that offers the most comprehensive set of modeling and simulation capabilities for cell biology in the world.
Using Social Media to Take on Climate Change
Two UConn graduate students are on a mission to change the world one video at a time.