Research & Discovery

Yangchao Luo of the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources works in a laboratory in the Advanced Technology Laboratory

An Environmentally Friendly Way to Turn Seafood Waste into Value-added Products

'We are hoping we can turn this trash into a treasure'

A globe in a museum display case, with red pins marking locations.

Pandemic Journaling Project Archive Opens for Research

A repository of data detailing the personal experiences of more than 1,800 people living during the COVID-19 pandemic is available to researchers for the first time

Trees in autumn

The Many Lives of the UConn Forest

The UConn Forest consists of 2,100 acres of living laboratory and a natural classroom supporting academic, research, sustainability, and outreach programs

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Revolutionizing the Cell Mapping Process

UConn Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology Linnaea Ostroff takes an alternate approach to imaging multiple molecules in tissue samples, a process known as multiplexing

Open water ice formations

UConn Researchers Studying Multi-Year Arctic Sea Ice Before It Is Gone

'When you see something happening so fast, and know that we caused, it's a rude awakening'

Michael Invernale

UConn Senior Licensing Manager Wins Prestigious National Scholarship

Michael Invernale earned a scholarship in recognition of their exemplary level of creativity and innovation

A college student and teacher stand at the front of a classroom, facing a group of elementary students sitting on the floor and raising their hands.

Twenty Years of Nutrition and Physical Education in Connecticut’s Communities

UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport, a merger of two SNAP-Ed programs, launches new website and sets high goals for its next phase of community and campus engagement

Mark Brand, professor of horticulture, working in the Tissue Cultures Lab.

Japan’s Flower of the Year Has UConn Roots

The compact butterfly bush called Pugster Amethyst is based on plants first developed in the lab of UConn horticulture professor Mark Brand

Two people sit near one another, each with their hands clasped together in their lap, as if having a vulnerable conversation.

‘Disclosing Recovery’ Offers Roadmap for Conversations about Opioid Use

UConn Assistant Professor Zachary Collier and UConn alum Valerie Earnshaw lead groundbreaking project in opioid use disorder recovery

A new study led by UConn researchers gives hope that some populations of Darwin's finches may be better armed to survive a devastating invasive parasite.

In the Galapagos, Urban Finches Fare Better Against Vampire Fly

'This gives us hope that Darwin's finches are not entirely doomed'