Research & Discovery
Mouse Mutant Opens New Path for Birth Defect Research
With funding from NIH, biologist Andrew Pask is researching a common birth defect found in boys.
Can We All Just Get Along? Immunological Memory Learns Tolerance
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has published the work of immunology researchers at the UConn Health Center.
Power Electronics Expert Ali Bazzi Joins UConn Faculty
Bazzi joins the University's rapidly expanding power and energy research division.
Media Portrayal of Haiti Problematic, Says UConn Researcher
On the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, public policy professor Thomas Craemer says negative stereotypes of the island nation in the media are widespread.
UConn’s High-powered Sequencing Technology Leads to Rare Elephant Genome
Biologist Rachel O'Neill is part of a team that produced the first genetic sequence of Borneo's dwindling pygmy elephant population using high-throughput sequencing technology available on campus.
Connecticut’s Manufacturing Report Card
Manufacturing, despite a long decline, remains a vital part of the state's economy and promises to play a key role in its future, according to a new report released today.
Engineer has NSF EAGER Award to Study Nanoparticle Flow in Bloodstream
Anson Ma's research will help determine whether nanoparticles can improve the delivery of cancer-fighting drugs to tumors.
UConn Researcher: Dopamine Not About Pleasure (Anymore)
Contrary to a long-held scientific idea, psychologist John Salamone says an increasing number of studies show that the neurotransmitter has to do not with pleasure but with motivation.
Graduate Student Working to Develop New Anti-Cancer Agents
Sophia Nnenna Ononye, a Ph.D. student in pharmaceutical sciences, hopes her research will pave the way for more effective cancer therapy in the future.
Materials Modeling Expert Avinash Dongare Joins UConn Faculty
Dongare develops computer simulations that assist experimental scientists at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods.