Research & Discovery

Cristina Colón-Semenza, assistant professor in UConn’s Department of Kinesiology, talks with Clare Benson, a former UConn assistant professor of photography, at the Nov. 7 opening of their exhibition, "On the Move: Photographic Interventions in the Future of Parkinson's Disease," at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn Avery Point.

Exhibition Pairs the Unlikely – Photography, Physical Therapy – to Help Those with Parkinson’s

'Not enough people know that even though this is a progressive neurological disease there is something that can be done to help you manage it, live your life with it, maintain a high quality of life, and find some level of joy, happiness, engagement in spite of it'

Roman Shrestha, Michael Copenhaver, and Pablo Kokay Valente at UConn Waterbury.

Global and Local Impacts of HIV Research in CAHNR

In honor of World AIDS Day on December 1, 2024, UConn Today is highlighting work from researchers in the Department of Allied Health Sciences who are playing a role in this continuing effort close to home and across the globe

Women’s Health Research Efforts of UConn Health Spotlighted at AAMC

UConn Health's Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) were honored for their successful inaugural Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Poster Symposium.

UConn Researchers Develop Pioneering Monitoring Technique to Help Build Mangrove Resilience

Mangroves are like armor to protect us from climate change, but faced with sea level rise and extreme weather, will these important habitats survive?

Writing equations on a whiteboard

Math Department Wins GAANN: Full Funding for Five Ph.D. Fellows

The national award will allow the department to grow in size, diversity, and research output

A glacier calving into the sea

Seeking Climate JUSTICE for All

A team of UConn researchers is changing climate conversations for good

Six elementary age children sit in a row in a classroom.

Neag School Researcher Receives Funding to Develop New School District Integration Plans

Alexandra Freidus to lead team supported by the Spencer Foundation and the American Institutes for Research

Meet the Researcher: Elias Uddin, CAHNR

Elias Uddin's research focuses on making ruminant agriculture more sustainable

Back view of high school students raising hands on a class.

Mandating an Elective? The Implementation of Black and Latino Studies Courses in Connecticut High Schools

Researchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation prepared the following research brief regarding Connecticut mandating an elective course on Black and Latino studies

Quantum UP! winners

Quantum UP! Winners Span Universities Throughout the Region

Competition for non-STEM majors awards thousands in prize money.