Research & Discovery
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Tagging of the Horseshoe Crab
Getting muddy to discover more about a species older than dinosaurs
July 8, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications, and Sydney Herdle
How School Leaders Learn
A new report sheds light on an understudied aspect of public school success
July 8, 2026 | Mac Murray
The Story of the Study of Post-exercise Hypotension
Exercise's affect on blood pressure hasn't always been well understood, but one UConn researcher and her collaborators are continuing to shed light on this important topic
July 7, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
New Materials: New Possibilities
From smartphones and computers to medical devices and clean energy technologies, the future depends on materials that are faster, smarter, and more efficient
July 7, 2026 | Thomas Rettig
What’s in Your Soil? UConn Lab Has Answers
Processing over 14,000 samples a year, UConn's Soil Nutrient Analysis Lab helps residents and businesses learn about their soil with comprehensive, low-cost testing
July 6, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
New Global Early Warning System Forecasts Biodiversity Exposure to Extreme Heat
'With El Niño expected to occur this summer, we expect another year of extreme threats to biodiversity'
July 6, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
UConn Predicting Risk of Gestational Diabetes Early, Before it Strikes
Ten percent of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes by the third trimester.
July 1, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
There May Be Three Times as Many Insect Species as Previously Thought
A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 to 14 million more species than people thought
July 1, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
From Detection to Measurement: NIH Funds UConn Research to Expand CRISPR’s Diagnostic Potential
Liu has received a prestigious grant to develop a next-generation diagnostic platform capable of accurately measuring cancer-related biomarkers in blood samples
July 1, 2026 | Sarah Redmond - College of Engineering
Tanning Bed Use is Down, But Gen Z Still Wants to Be Tan, So They’re Going Outside
Sherry Pagoto, a professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and Director of the UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media, is using a different approach to curb tanning among Gen Z
June 30, 2026 | Danielle Faipler