Research & Discovery
Common Antidepressants Increase Risk of Falls in Older Adults
Increased risk of falls in the elderly population is an unwanted side effect of many commonly prescribed antidepressants, say UConn pharmacy faculty.
Exploring the Role of Dads in Parenting
Family sciences professor Kari Adamsons discusses her research in areas that include parenting – particularly fathering – and its impacts on child development.
Power in Numbers: NSF Grant Helps Researchers Attend International Mathematics Conference
UConn researcher, Vasileios Chousionis, won an NSF grant to help 15 US mathematical scientists travel to Poland for a prestigious conference of dynamics and related fields.
UConn’s Alcohol Research Center Continues Unprecedented Run
With its latest five-year, $7.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health, UConn Health's Alcohol Research Center remains the longest funded in the nation.
Mobile Crisis Service Reduces Youth ER Visits for Behavioral Health Needs, Says Study
Youth served by Mobile Crisis had a 22 percent reduction in their rate of risk for subsequent emergency room visits during the 18 months following the intervention, according to the UConn study.
OVPR Announces Inaugural Arts & Humanities Awards
OVPR SCHARP awards aim to support innovative works of scholarship and creative activities in the arts and humanities.
Meet the Researcher: Beth Taylor, Kinesiology
Beth Taylor is a lifelong runner and she is someone who has been lucky enough to turn her passion for exercise and health in to a career in kinesiology. Taylor is an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut and director of exercise physiology research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital. After graduating from […]
Meet the Researcher: Beth Taylor, Kinesiology
Beth Taylor is a lifelong runner and she is someone who has been lucky enough to turn her passion for exercise and health in to a career in kinesiology. Taylor is an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut and director of exercise physiology research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital.
Op-ed: The War on Women Coaches
When women act like a coach it violates traditional female gender stereotypes, subjecting them to backlash, write experts at UConn and the University of Minnesota.
New $2.8M Grant Looks at Bioinformatics and Bone Health
A team of University of Connecticut researchers has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year project studying how a variety of genes impact bone health.