Out of the Blue
World-First Gene Editing Trial for Rare Genetic Disease at UConn Health
UConn Health and Connecticut Children’s have made history by dosing the first patient in a clinical trial using gene editing to treat glycogen storage disease type 1a (GSD1a)
Cooling Garments Can Protect Laborers in a Hotter World
A new paper from researchers in the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) demonstrates that commercially available body-cooling garments provide significant protection against extreme heat
UConn Researchers Are at the Forefront of Using AI for Weather Forecasting
We want to be able to better predict storms over Connecticut and the Northeast US, which is why we started this exploration with ML/AI
Scene Summer: UConn Film Student Documenting Underground Music in Connecticut
'All the bands support each other, and all the crowds are respectful, and everyone just wants to have a good time'
War-Torn Central America in the 1980s Comes to Life in New Historical Memoir
It all started with a Polaroid Swinger camera and leather-bound diary
UConn Magazine: The Good Neighbor
Michelle (Bussiere) Puzzo ’98 (CAHNR) is transforming Connecticut communities with a growing business and a simple mantra, “Just help people that say they need help”
Five UConn Student Teams Innovate Decarbonization This Summer Through Eversource-Supported Challenge
The winning team will receive additional funding to continue their work throughout the academic year
Increasing Contingency Management Incentives Will Help More Patients Recover from Addiction
JAMA Psychiatry study recommends nationwide Contingency Management care guardrails with data-driven, evidence-based reward amounts to ensure effective and better care outcomes
CT DEEP Releases New Wildlife Action Plan with Support from UConn’s CAHNR
With the goal of identifying species in need and actions to take, the Statewide Wildlife Action Plan incorporates scientific expertise and comments from the public
‘The Ability to Give and Receive Love’: Researchers Look at Effects of Acceptance, Rejection
'There’s no single experience in human life that's more important than the experience of being cared about by the people who are most important to you'