Research & Discovery

NASA module

Mission Complete: Lee Spends 45 Days in NASA Simulated Journey to Mars

By participating in the mission, College of Engineering's Jason Lee contributed to NASA’s efforts to study how future astronauts may react to isolation and confinement during deep-space journeys

A photo of a willow tree and Mirror Lake

Fast-growing and Versatile: UConn Researcher is Working to Plant More Willows

Multifaceted species appears everywhere from CT to the Arctic, and has a wide variety of uses, from erosion control to pollination

Students receiving the COVID 19 vaccine at Hawley Armory on April 8, 2021. The rollout of the vaccines across the state in the spring helped set up a return to a more familiar university experience. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Study Provides Insight to Why Covid Vaccines Hit Some Harder than Others

From exercise to birth control, researchers found many factors contribute to vaccine side effects

Students working on electrical aviation project

Electrical Aviation

UConn research is on the cutting edge of research into decarbonizing aviation

Man at a Pride parade

New Study Reveals Relationship Between HIV Risk Factors for LGBTQ+ Youth

A new study has uncovered empirical evidence that shows the importance of taking a holistic approach to addressing HIV risk factors

A student works with high-tech equipment in a laboratory.

With Record Success, UConn Research Looks to Make Profound Impact

UConn’s Research Enterprise celebrated a stellar year in 2024, eclipsing previous marks for expenditures and rising to meet global challenges.

An older woman drinks water from a clear glass.

NIDCR-funded Study Finds Females Have Lower Salivary Flow Than Males

Findings key for patient risk assessment and treatment management strategies

Endoscopes as an alternative to invasive exploratory procedures and surgeries.

Seeing the Unseen: Professor Zheng, Peers, Develop Novel Endoscopic High-Res Imaging Technique

The new lensless process, called Synthetic Aperture Ptycho-Endoscopy (SAPE), uses an advanced imaging process to capture bending patterns of light through a bundle of ultrathin optical fibers

Five UConn faculty members and 12 local K-12 educators stand in front of a screen that reads "QuantumCT: Leading the next quantum revolution."

UConn Departments Collaborate to Enhance Quantum Science Education for Connecticut Students

Faculty from the departments of Chemistry, Curriculum & Instruction, and Digital Media and Design host professional development for K-12 teachers

Godfrey gathering samples of organisms while on a blue water dive.

Snapshot: A Voyage to the Only Marine National Monument in the U.S. Atlantic

'This begins the real focus on how communities of marine wildlife operate in the absence of significant direct human impacts'