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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Isabella Sanchez ’22 (NURS)

The study of chronic pain has always been an interest to this UConn undergraduate researcher

UConn PMF Facility Wins Grant for State-of-the-Art Equipment

The research will offer important insights into understanding human disease

The snake's flickering tongue generates two pairs of small, swirling masses of air, or vortices, that act like tiny fans, pulling odors in from each side and jetting them directly into the path of each tongue tip.

Smelling in Stereo: The Real Reason Snakes Have Flicking, Forked Tongues

Long misunderstood, snake tongues have fascinated naturalists for centuries

CIRCA scholars are working to help Connecticut policymakers and towns adapt best practices for climate resilience to the Nutmeg State.

Expanding Climate Resilience with Forward-Thinking Policy Initiatives

Looking to other states for best practices and adapting them for Connecticut's needs

Eating Under The Sea: UConn Researchers Find Health Benefits of Connecticut-Grown Sugar Kelp

A first-of-its-kind study finds nutrition benefits for locally-grown sugar kelp, an increasingly important crop for the state.

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Can Polio Virus Help Treat Brain Tumors?

UConn Health is enrolling patients in a national trial testing a therapy derived from the polio virus paired with an established cancer medication to treat a type of aggressive brain tumor

Understanding flood damage risks is especially important in Connecticut, where high density development is common along the shoreline.

Don’t Get Soaked: Flood Damage Could Lessen if Cities Build Smarter

More pavement means more damage from floods

Walking Down Memory Lane to Battle COVID Isolation

An unexpected result of a project designed to combat pandemic isolation changed the lives of a student and her 93-year-old project partner.

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Innovative Decision Support System for Individualized Exercise Prescription

The new tool will allow physicians, health care providers, and exercise professionals to prescribe personalized exercise plans to support patient health

Some 'hot spots' in Fairfield and New Haven counties have seen average temperatures climb by five to 10 degrees over the past two decades.

CIRCA Webinar Presents Changes to Land Surface Temperature, Land Use in New Haven, Fairfield Counties

'Heat islands' in urban areas have experienced a five-to-10-degree temperature increase over the past 20 years