Research & Discovery
UConn Post-Doctoral Researchers Win Prestigious NIH Pathway to Independence Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Flori and Dr. Pengyu Zong of UConn School of Medicine.
From Flames to Fungi: Prescribed Burns and Soil Restoration
Plant science researchers and the UConn Fire Department are using prescribed burns to mitigate brush fires and study the role of microbes in soil recovery to generate new insights to help Connecticut manage rising wildfire risk
Up to the Three-Minute-Thesis Challenge
UConn graduate students and Ph.D. candidates synthesize years of study into quick presentations
UConn Researcher Targets Tobacco Use in Substance Use Care
School of Social Work Ph.D Candidate Elizabeth “Liz” Goldsborough stresses that social work education should include competency-based tobacco treatment training
Frontiers 2026 to Showcase Undergraduate Research Across UConn Campuses
April 14-21, explore the breakthroughs and successes of UConn students across the state
Satellites Capture the Volatile Human-Luminescence Relationship
UConn researchers reveal the volatile 'heartbeat' of the planet
Soaking Up the Sun to Provide Clean Water
Researchers from UConn and Yale have developed a new solar-powered water disinfection system that combines several existing methods
UConn Launches New Sexual Violence Prevention Research Center
The new center will be led by Lisa Eaton, professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
UConn’s Quantum Spring
Hackathon, Tech seminar highlight University’s quantum efforts as school year draws to a close
UConn Engineering Professor Embraces Uncertainty For Stronger Engineering Systems
Many real-world systems—from materials to infrastructure—contain a mix of order and randomness, a concept known as stochasticity