Research & Discovery

A brain-shaped printed circuit board. (Alfred Pasieka,/Science Photo Library via Getty Images)

Brain Awareness: Toward Growing an Artificial Mind

UConn Health/JAX researcher Min Tang-Schomer is experimenting with nerve cells and electrical signals in a dish to recreate the way neurons 'talk' to each other in the brain.

Meet the Researcher: Diane Burgess, School of Pharmacy

Take a peek inside her labs and learn more about Diane Burgess' accomplishments as a globally recognized researcher, experienced collaborator, and dedicated educator. Burgess doesn’t have one lab in the UConn School of Pharmacy—she has four.

Diane Burgess UConn researcher

Meet the Researcher: Diane Burgess, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Diane Burgess, PhD, is one of the most active researchers in UConn’s School of Pharmacy. Take a peek inside her labs and learn more about her accomplishments as a globally recognized researcher, experienced collaborator, and dedicated educator. Burgess doesn’t have one lab in the UConn School of Pharmacy—she has four. The space she has been […]

Tiffany Johnson of Bloomfield holds her son, Quincey, who was born at 25 weeks, weighing one pound 14 ounces. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Brain Awareness: Can Caffeine Save the Tiniest Babies’ Brains?

Two UConn researchers are exploring ways to mitigate the effects of extended development outside the mother's womb on the brains of pre-term babies.

UConn researchers are studying the complex science of seizures. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

Brain Awareness: Brainstorming Better Seizure Treatments

UConn researchers are studying the complex science of seizures, with the ultimate goal of developing new, more targeted, anti-seizure treatments.

Illustration of the internal anatomy of a foot, showing a tophus (swelling) due to gout. The large toe is commonly affected. (John Bavosi/Science Photo Library via Getty Images)

Major Cardiovascular Study of Gout Patients Has Unexpected Finding

Findings released today show that the drug febuxostat increased the risk of death for those with heart disease, compared with the alternate drug allopurinol.

As part of an investigation into why humans move as they do in crowds, UConn researchers compare the flocking behavior of soccer players with that of inanimate particles. (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Brain Awareness: Soccer Players May Offer Clues to Collective Movement

Flocking as a behavior is found among inanimate objects as well as living beings. Does that mean the brain doesn't have to think about it?

Statue of Liberty (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Neag School Faculty, Students, Alumni to Present at 2018 National Education Research Conference

This April in New York City, the American Educational Research Association (AERA)’s Annual Meeting will feature the work of more than 60 faculty researchers, graduate students, and alumni from UConn’s Neag School of Education.

Syam Nukavarapu and Hyun Kim examine a specimen of the hybrid hydrogel in the laboratory at UConn Health. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Engineered Cartilage Template to Heal Broken Bones

Helping injured bones regenerate is no easy task, especially when it comes to the longer bones in our bodies. UConn Health researchers have developed a novel method to encourage long bones to regenerate.

Very Special Snowflakes

If you have a theorem in mind you believe holds true for all possible curves, you may want to test it against a snowflake, according to UConn mathematician Vyron Vellis.