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International Melville Conference at UConn Avery Point to Celebrate ‘Moby-Dick’ Author

About two dozen framed artworks on loan from The Melville Society are part of a concurrent exhibition at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art from now through June 19

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It’s Not the Game, It’s the Group: Sports Fans Connect the Most Over Rituals

The study, by a UConn team of scientists, shows that levels of emotional connection and euphoria are on average higher during intense pre-game rituals than they are during the game itself

Physics Breakthrough to Evaluate Fundamental Theory of Nature

The Muon g-2 Theory Initiative has published a white paper on the theoretical calculation of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, which will be compared with experimental results

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Why You Don’t Need Permission to Get Moving: UConn Experts Call for Sweeping Changes to Exercise Participation Guidelines

The researchers and clinicians emphasize the significant benefits of exercise for all people, including those deemed 'high risk' by current standards

“Chia-Ling Kuo et al. demonstrate the Healthspan Proteomic Score (HPS), derived from chronological age and the expression levels of 86 proteins, is a strong predictor of disease and mortality risk. Lower HPS values are associated with higher risks of disease and mortality. Pictured is a “biological clock” representation hinting that proteins inform the HPS, which can inform our healthspan. Here, the clock’s hand is a 3D rendering of growth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), a protein predictor of healthspan. Image credit: Bernard L. Cook III, PhD, who conceptualized, illustrated, and composed the final image, and Illustrate, the software used to render GDF15 (Goodsell DS, Autin L, Olson AJ (2019) Illustrate: Software for Biomolecular Illustration. Structure 27, 1716-1720).”

Scientists Develop New Blood-Based Proteomic Score to Predict Healthspan and Disease Risk

UConn School of Medicine study published in PNAS introduces Healthspan Proteomic Score as a biomarker for healthy aging

Natale Sciolino

Meet the Researcher: Natale Sciolino, CLAS

Assistant professor of physiology and neurobiology Natale Sciolino is fostering the next generation of UConn neuroscientists

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When Stressors Converge, How Will Our Forests Fare?

Two recent publications dig into the impacts of compounding factors threatening New England trees

Tech Park Industrial Partnerships Panel

How to Partner With Industry (by Really Trying)

Successful UConn researchers offer Insight on fruitful collaboration with private industry

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Fighting Poultry Disease with mRNA: UConn Researchers Pioneer Nanoparticle Approach

UConn researchers have demonstrated that a novel protein-based nanoparticle can make mRNA vaccines more effective to tackle a troublesome pathogen in chickens

A view of the State Capitol building. The new Downtown Hartford Campus will be integrated with the city's businesses, government, and cultural resources. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)(Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

Unique Fellowship Program Gives Recent UConn Alumni a Seat at the State Government Table

'To see some of UConn's brightest graduates working in state government, serving the people of Connecticut, is a major win for the Governor's Fellowship'