Research & Discovery
Helping Ghanian Cocoa Farmers Prove Properties are Deforestation-Free
'I grew up with people who grow cocoa and depend on it,' says UConn researcher developing an app to help farmers
November 13, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Studying the Convergence of Toxic Dust, Lung Disease, and Environmental Injustice Around California’s Salton Sea
New findings show chronic inhalation of toxic dust triggers shift in gut microbiome
November 12, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications
Liberation Summer
A new book by UConn history Professor Micki McElya's explores a moment in American history that redefined the women's movement and the politics of beauty
November 11, 2026 | Loretta Waldman
Experts Explore How AI Could Affect Vulnerable Communities, Social Service Providers
Hundreds gathered for “Social Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Symposium Exploring Research, Practice, and Policy,” hosted by the UConn School of Social Work
November 10, 2026 | Olivia Drake
NIH Extends UConn Pepper Center Grant
The Center, which specializes in Precision Gerontology, plans interdisciplinary expansion to Storrs
November 10, 2026 | Matt Engelhardt
UConn Researcher Takes a Look at Relationship Between Women and Guns
‘When we don’t ask questions about how this is different for women, we then don’t look for policy solutions that will help address the part of this epidemic that women bear’
November 9, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn Researchers Uncover Water’s Critical Role in Human Tissue Elasticity
New research from Anna Tarakanova and Metehan Çam offers insight into a decades-long scientific debate about what makes the human body’s tissues stretch and spring back.
November 9, 2026 | Sarah Redmond - College of Engineering
NIH Grant Supports Development of Innovative 3D Organoid Platform for Drug Discovery
Xueju “Sophie” Wang is developing a “micro-lab” to support organoid growth and functional evaluation
November 9, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Multistate Team Enhancing Reproductive Performance in Sheep and Cattle
UConn’s section of the project focuses on the impact of maternal diet – specifically over- or restricted feeding – during gestation on offspring health and growth
November 6, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Gathering Connects the Science of Reading with Classrooms Worldwide
A student exchange with Hebrew University builds on Haskins’ history of discovery and its work with educators close to home and around the world
November 5, 2026 | Fumiko Hoeft, Campus Dean and Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Waterbury