Research & Discovery
Expanding Cancer Research at UConn
New faculty member Meg Gerrard, who previously worked at Dartmouth's comprehensive cancer center, hopes to build new cancer research programs at UConn.
DNA Sequencing: Changing the Landscape of Science and Biology
Health Center researchers are at the forefront of new discoveries about the smallest molecules that have a major impact on human health.
UConn Research Suggests Complex Genetic Heritage in Three Cicada Species
The research, published in the journal PNAS, is based on DNA analysis of 30 years of frozen samples in UConn's collections.
Opening New Areas of Scholarship in Study of Logician Gottlob Frege
Philosophy professor Marcus Rossberg is co-editor of a new translation of Frege's Basic Laws of Arithmetic, to be published this summer by Oxford University Press.
UConn Student Wins National Goldwater Scholarship
Molecular and cell biology major Anna Green, of Storrs, Conn., won the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship during her junior year at UConn.
Study of Seven Psalms Earns Professor Literary Acclaim
Clare Costley King'oo's scholarly work on a group of biblical prayers earned the 2012 Book of the Year award from the Conference on Christianity and Literature.
UConn Professor’s Patented Technique Key to New Solar Power Technology
A novel fabrication technique developed by engineering professor Brian Willis could lead to a breakthrough that will vastly improve solar energy systems.
UConn Study: Some People Find Facebook More Entertaining Than Others
Communication professor David Atkin found that more people look to Facebook for entertainment than to communicate with others.
UConn Biologist Honored for Seminal Paper on Social Behavior of Frogs
A frequently cited 1977 paper by Kentwood Wells is being honored by the Animal Behaviour Society with an essay on its impact.
Researchers Find Possibility of Change in Children Previously Diagnosed with Autism
The UConn-led study holds out hope that for some children, the diagnosis may not be lifelong.