Research & Discovery

The inside of a tanning bed.

Popular Gyms Undermining Health with Tanning Beds, UConn Researcher Says

Three popular national gyms are putting a 'health halo' on a dangerous practice by offering tanning beds to customers, UConn researchers say.

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Speaking the Same Language for Deaf Children of Hearing Parents

A new UConn research project will track the acquisition of signed and spoken language by young deaf children whose parents are hearing to help bridge development gaps.

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UConn Receives $3M Gift For Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research

An anonymous donor has gifted $3 million to endow two new research positions in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

A diagram showing micro-RNAs at work.

Micro-RNAs Keep Stem Cells From Growing Up Too Fast

UConn Health researchers believe they've solved a mystery that's long puzzled observers: what are so-called micro-RNAs for?

Dr. Zhe Zhu standing outside in front of a tree during autumn

Meet the Researcher: Zhe Zhu, Natural Resources and the Environment

UConn Professor Zhe Zhu is an expert on what we can learn about what's happening on earth from images produced by satellites in outer space.

Announcement and photo on big screen at ASHP midyear event featuring Diana Sobieraj who received the 2019 ASHP Foundation Literature Award

Diana Sobieraj Accepts Coveted Award at ASHP Meeting

Lead author Diana M. Sobieraj accepted the Drug Therapy Research Award for her work on treating asthma.

Dr. Christine Beck in her lab

How Do Repeats Influence Genome Biology?

Christine Beck, a researcher at UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, will receive approximately $2M from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to reveal the impact of repeat-mediated genetic events.

A treehopper insect with a colorful, triangular "helmet."

UConn Study: Wing Genes Responsible for Tiny Treehopper’s Extraordinary Helmet

A study by UConn researchers sheds new light on how the distinctive "helmets" of treehopper insects evolved.

Lisa Holle Named ISOPP Fellow

Associate Clinical Professor Lisa Holle is recognized for professional excellence.

Two UConn Pharmacy students display their first and second place certificates from the 2019 AAPS Rearearch Symposium at URI

Graduate Students Dhuri and Li Take Top Honors in local AAPS Poster Competition

UConn Ph.D. students take top honors in poster competition.