Research & Discovery
From the Lab to the Dinner Table: Seaweed
UConn professor Charlie Yarish is helping birth a new industry up and down the East Coast.
August 19, 2013 | Tom Breen
Measuring the Sustainability of Urban Transportation Systems
UConn researchers have developed a holistic approach to evaluate cities' transportation systems across the globe.
August 15, 2013 | Christine Buckley
New UConn Microgrid to Provide Power in Storm-related Outages
The University has received state funding to create an independent microgrid energy system at the Depot Campus.
August 13, 2013 | Colin Poitras
Petroleum Researcher Awarded American Chemical Society New Investigator Grant
Chemical engineer George Bollas has received ACS funding for his research on making the synthesis of fuel more efficient.
August 7, 2013 | Jayna Miller '13 (CLAS)
Engineering Team Awarded NSF Grant for Academic Liaison with Industry
A team led by Pratt & Whitney Chair Professor Robert Gao will conduct research to improve spare parts inventory management in the aircraft industry.
July 30, 2013 | Nan R. Cooper, School of Engineering
International Partnership Launches Innovative Energy Research Center at UConn
The Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation, one of just seven in the country, will develop improved energy conversion and storage systems.
July 25, 2013 | Steve Criss
UConn Engineering Researcher Among Handful Selected as ‘DuPont Young Professor’
Jeffrey McCutcheon is one of 14 faculty worldwide to receive the award, based on his water filtration research.
July 25, 2013 | Nan R. Cooper, School of Engineering
Preventing ACL Injury in a High-risk Population
UConn kinesiologist Lindsay DiStefano is studying the effectiveness of an intervention designed to prevent injury among military cadets.
July 24, 2013 | Beth Krane, CHIP
Faster, Better, Safer Jet Engines
An engineering professor is studying ways to improve jet engine performance.
July 16, 2013 | Colin Poitras
War Crimes in Chechnya are Subject of Human Rights Memory Project
History professor Emma Gilligan has been working with Chechnya human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky on a project for victims of war crimes.
July 11, 2013 | Christine Buckley