Research & Discovery
Understanding Segregation and School Choice
Programs that worsen marginalization and stratification present a challenge for policymakers
UConn Researchers Team Up to Unravel Mysteries of Puzzling Bacterial Signals in Our Blood
A 'Goldilocks Phenomenon' that could be good or bad, depending on a range of factors
Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs are Putting Millions at Risk, a New Study Says
Many counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs are sold online, and the bulk of them are being obtained without a prescription
Faculty Emeritus George Sugai One of a Coalition of National Researchers That Has Released a Violence Prevention Plan
The recent mass shootings across the country—and there have been 214 mass shootings in the first five months of 2022—are another painful reminder of failed efforts to stop the kind of gun violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly ten years ago. An interdisciplinary group of scholars who have studied school safety and violence prevention for decades, including Professor Emerita George Sugai of the Neag School of Education, are calling for immediate government action to initiate scientifically-informed actions to reduce gun violence.
Supporting Quarantined Learning in K-12 Schools
Britney Jones, Neag School of Education doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).
Climate Change, AI, and Criminal Justice: Transatlantic Partnership Dives Deep on Human Rights
A partnership between Connecticut and Baden-Württemberg bears fruit in scholarship and engagement
An Online Program Supports Mental Wellbeing for Parents and Children Affected by Divorce
Na Zhang has received an NIH/NIMH K01 grant to design an online mindfulness training module and test its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy combined with an established behavioral parenting training intervention for divorced or separated parents experiencing psychological distress
Palms at the Poles: Fossil Plants Reveal Lush Southern Hemisphere Forests in Ancient Hothouse Climate
Ancient plants provide clues about life on earth in a warmer, wetter climate
Standing Against Despair
UConn researchers offer tools and perspectives to reduce gun violence in the US
Superintendent Relationships With School Boards: Collaborating for Student Success
Elizabeth Zagata, Neag School doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology, prepared the following rapid research brief on superintendent relationships with school boards with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).