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UConn PEP: Transforming and Connecting Communities

Rich Mutts '06 (CLAS) describes how he used the UConn PEP program to help transform his community.

Rock strata. UConn researchers analyzed leaf wax compounds in soils and sediment to reconstruct ancient climates, with a view to better understanding the impact of future climate change. (Getty Images)

Past is Key to Predicting Future Climate, Scientists Say

A group of researchers say understanding climates of the very distant past will help us understand what the future might hold for the planet.

Reza Amin and Khashayar Dashti of Bastion Health

Student Startup Gets $2.2M Investment to Bring Men’s Reproductive Health Ecosystem, Testing to Life

Reza Amin '18 PhD, founder of men's reproductive health startup Bastion Health, has turned a lifelong passion for innovation into a dynamic new company, with the help of UConn's entrepreneurial infrastructure.

Woman carrying bay son (6-11 months) and looking through window

UConn Researcher Works to Address Racism’s Deadly Impact on Black Mothers and Babies

UConn researcher Haile Eshe Cole works not only to understand the health disparities Black women face, but to overcoming them.

people looking at screen

UConn’s Social Media Analytics Command Center Has 2020 Election Night Covered

The UConn Social Media Analytics Command Center will be covering the Presidential election with a live broadcast on Tuesday and then will be following up on Twitter when polls start to close around the country.

Anatomy of Human Heart with DNA structure background. 3d render

UConn Researcher Identifies Genetic Elements Involved in Heart Development

A UConn Health scientist's research into genetic factors in heart development offers insight into congenital heart defects.

Montage depicting the stress and confusion of the 2020 Presidential election.

Double Down: Election Anxiety on Top of Pandemic Stress

UConn Health psychologist Karen Steinberg talks about the double dose of stress confronting many Americans during this time, and what they can do about it.

A 3D printed slide with micro channels for cartilage to regrow upon. The channels also carry nutrients to the young cartilage cells.

Engineering Cartilage in Space

UConn researchers are developing an experiment that could help help astronauts - and the more earthbound - who suffer from damaged cartilage.

Drone image of aluminium mine tailings, Queensland, Australia

One Pond at a Time: UConn-Affiliated Startup Looking to ‘Revolutionize’ Mining Industry

A UConn-affiliated startup is looking to solve one of the messiest problems in the mining industry.

Pregnant African American woman holding her stomach in hospital

Why the FDA is Warning Pregnant Women Not to Use Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers

UConn's C. Michael White discusses the ramifications of a recent FDA warning for pregnant women.