Out of the Blue

salt water marsh and an oyster

Can We Restore Long Island Sound by Eating Oysters?

Reef Revival Can We Restore Long Island Sound by Eating Oysters? Reef Revival Can We Restore Long Island Sound by Eating Oysters? If buck-a-shuck night at your local oyster bar sets your tastebuds tingling, UConn researchers want your help restoring Connecticut’s oyster populations. UConn marine scientist Zofia Baumann was inspired to study ways to help […]

John Inguagiato, associate professor of turfgrass pathology in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, speaks with attendees of the 2024 Turfgrass Field Day. (Jason Sheldon/UConn Photo)

Helping Businesses Grow: Turfgrass Field Day Connects Research and Industry

The flagship event helps foster collaboration and connection between UConn research and members of the business community

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Live Longer, Die Healthier

UConn researchers have demonstrated a treatment that could lengthen life—and vigor—up to the very end

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Can We Make New Plastics Out of Old Clothes?

The Future of Fashion Can We Make New Plastics Out of Old Clothes? A UConn chemistry researcher is the future of fashion. Professor Emeritus Challa Kumar was “fed up” with the tremendous amount of plastic and cloth waste generated annually around the globe. So Kumar and his team leveraged their expertise to repurpose waste from […]

Microscopic view of fruit flies with the title of the video "The Genetic lives of Fruit Flies"

Winged Wonders

Why the tiny fruit fly is mighty in scientific value

UConn grad Ryan Gresh '09 (ENG) and his father, Gene, have found an investment partner in former UConn basketball star Cam Spencer.

As Seen on TV: Alum’s Business is Thriving

After being featured on Good Morning America, demand for UConn alum Ryan Gresh's Feel Good Lab products has skyrocketed

A man hauls a large sea turtle onto a boat.

UConn Magazine: Net Worth

To save the sea turtles, says alum Jesse Senko, you first need to help the fishers whose very nets entangle them

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CIRCA: Serving Connecticut’s Coastal Communities and Beyond

As seas and temperatures rise, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation uses research and community engagement to protect communities across the state

Usama Sheikh in a laboratory.

Technology Entrepreneurship: Waste Not, Want Not

Innovative brothers create wastewater reprocessing system to help address their native country’s environmental crisis, conserving water and repurposing it for various applications

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UConn Rated Among Best in Nation in Affordability, Value

Money Magazine awards 4.5 out of 5 to UConn on value-based calculations