today.uconn.edu Homepage

Skin cells grown into nanofiber scaffold.

Bioengineers Test Better Way to Heal Chronic Wounds

'The dressing we developed enhances wound healing and prevents infections simultaneously'

A boat carrying researchers on the Long Island Sound with the video title "Saving the Sound with History" overlayed

Saving the Sound with History

Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, it filters water, and it stabilizes Connecticut's shoreline

Portrait of Aaron Carr

UConn Magazine: Aaron Carr is Holding Landlords Accountable

Aaron Carr started a small housing watchdog nonprofit at age 28. Less than a decade later, that group has filed the largest housing discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history

Man in food lab

Jonathan Schmitt Expands Nutritional Science Knowledge at PURIS

An internship with a plant-based food company allows UConn students to sharpen skills in nutrition and business

UConn sociology professor Noël A. Cazenave

Not Random: UConn Researcher Looks at Kindness as Deliberate Way to Affect Change

In his latest project, Noël A. Cazenave is challenging the definition of kindness

A series of wind turbines in the ocean.

UConn, UAlbany Researchers Partner on New Climate Center to Support Weather Innovation and Energy Resilience

WISER aims to leverage the research and expertise at UConn and UAlbany to create advanced weather- and climate-based solutions for the energy industry, now and in the future

A child peeks through a hole in a huge European Union flag during a demonstration.

Big Changes for Big Business as EU Human Rights Law Nears Enactment

If it works as intended, the EU law could be transformative in protecting human rights, including worker health and safety and workers’ free speech, around the world

A young person with pink hair, wearing a pink blazer, smiles as she gestures to a poster behind her. Another student smiles at her.

Summer School

Seventy students spent 10 weeks immersed in the world of research and entrepreneurship. At Summer Research Day 2023, they got to show off

Four people stand near an orange tree

New Home for Historic UConn Citrus Tree

An orange tree believed to be as old as UConn is now accessible to the public the first time in a decade

Man in hardhat using a hammer on a roof that he's building

Industry Partnerships Create Policy Tools to Protect Outdoor Laborers in Extreme Heat

Korey Stringer Institute CEO Douglas Casa has worked with industry partners to develop heat safety policies that will protect workers who work in extreme heat