Research & Discovery

UConn Research Informs Policy Debate Over Wine Sales in Grocery Stores

UConn researchers conducted a comprehensive economic analysis of the potential impact of allowing grocery stores in Connecticut to sell wine

Gestational Diabetes

UConn Research Seeds 17 Projects through New CRISP Funding Initiative

The funding program, which encourages interdisciplinary research among clinical faculty at UConn and UConn Health, is awarding a total of $729,000

Josh Frye, a poultry farmer in Hardy County, W.Va., churns out biochar from chicken waste and wood chips, turning it into a valuable fertilizing substance which is also environmentally clean.

An Emerging Agricultural Practice Offers New Promise for a Climate-Smart Future

'We can achieve the goal of climate-smart agriculture, and in the case of biochar, Connecticut is an ideal place for exploring and applying this approach'

Women talking

Community Researcher Examines North Hartford Health Disparities

Through research and community engagement, Kristen Cooksey Stowers works to make food environments more equitable for marginalized populations

An MRI of a knee joint, showing damage to the bones.

Researchers: Combining Two Bone Healing Remedies Can Inhibit Bone Growth and Regeneration

The study shows how important timing and location are to bone growth and proper healing

Researchers pose with trophy after winning a Kidscreen Award

Feel Your Best Self Collaborative Project Wins Kidscreen Award

Educational toolkit built to address children's emotional challenges wins 'Best Web/App Series—Original' category at a ceremony recognizing children’s TV and digital media content

Cleaning up the ‘Wild West’ of CBD: UConn Startup PCTRx Revolutionizing Industry with Novel Polymer Platform

PCTRx is developing its recently licensed polycannabinoid platform technology as a drug delivery system and biodegradable plastics, with an eye toward even more applications

The Dodd Center for Human Rights.

Dodd Impact Team Seeks ‘A More Perfect Union’ Through Community Conversation

History professor Brendan Kane and other UConn experts hosted statewide discussions on the nation’s founding documents, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Connecticut Humanities Council

Yaowu Yuan at the EEB greenhouse

Yellow Evolution: Unique Genes Led to New Species of Monkeyflower

Research sheds light on a crucial area of evolution

Dr. Shipra Malik, left, and associate professor of pharmaceutics Dr. Raman Bahal pose for a photo in a lab inside the Pharmacy/Biology Building

Pharmacy Researchers Develop Treatment for Glioblastoma

The collaboration between UConn and Yale researchers targets an aggressive, often deadly form of brain cancer