Research & Discovery
How Tadpoles Provide Insight Into Pandemics
Research by UConn's Tracy Rittenhouse offers lessons on how environmental factors affect the spread of infectious disease.
UConn Launches Funding Program for COVID-19 Research
UConn's Office of Vice President for Research is announcing a new rapid-response funding program open to researchers studying aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UConn Health, CaroGen Collaborate on Promising Technology for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
UConn Health researchers, along with industry partners, have developed a promising potential candidate for treating colorectal cancer.
Study: COVID-19 Messaging Less Effective When Tied to Trump
A study by UConn's InCHIP finds that messaging related to the COVID-19 pandemic is less effective when linked to President Donald Trump.
UConn Faculty Receive Federal Funding to Develop Self-Administered Microneedle COVID-19 Vaccine Technology
UConn researchers have developed a single-use microneedle technology they hope will help keep patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UConn Researchers Lead National Collaborative Effort to Improve Gifted Education Programs
UConn researchers will lead a national effort to improve gifted education, funded by a $5 million federal grant.
Meet the Researcher: Xiaomei Cong, School of Nursing
UConn researcher Xiaomei Cong's work builds on insights she first had as a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Mari Cullerton ’21 (CAHNR)
The UConn rising senior is researching secondary mortality agents in forests.
More than Politics or Age, Psychological Disease Avoidance Linked to Preventative Behavior, Study Finds
Pre-existing feelings of germ disgust turn out to be helpful in prompting preventative health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Low Family Income May Be Factor in Children’s Math Skills Entering School
UConn researcher Caitlin Lombardi discusses her recent work into the relation between family income and children's math skills.