Research & Discovery

Researchers examine a trawl sample from the Ocean Twilight Zone on board the R/V Henry B. Bigelow. (Photo by Jennifer Berglund, Oh Sister Productions)

Snapshot: Ann Bucklin in the Ocean Twilight Zone

Marine sciences professor Ann Bucklin recently joined a research team exploring the deep waters off New England.

The recommissioning ceremony for the R/V Connecticut held at the Avery Point campus on Sept. 13, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Research Vessel Recommissioned at UConn Avery Point

The 19-year-old R/V Connecticut has been upgraded over the past year and now has capacity for research missions at sea of up to two weeks.

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UConn Joins National Academy of Inventors’ Global Academic Inventor Network

UConn is a proud member of the NAI, with a shared mission to not recognize a spirit of innovation within the academic community and nurture that spirit among the next generation of inventors.

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UConn Engineers Seek to Validate Methods of Testing Pyrrhotite in Concrete

The study, funded by UConn, aims to establish a rigorous framework for standardized testing.

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Treating Acute Pain in Prehospital Settings

Drs. William Baker, Jr. and Diana Sobieraj from UConn's School of Pharmacy have received funding from the AHRQ to address issues associated with acute pain management in the prehospital setting.

Researchers at UConn Health have shown how a mutated gene causes excess bone resorption in a rare bone disease known as Lehman Syndrome. (Jungeun Yu/UConn Photo)

When More Bone-making Cells Equal Less Bone

Researchers at UConn Health have shown how a mutated gene causes excess bone resorption in a rare bone disease known as Lehman Syndrome.

Oral Fluid Dynamics' CEO, Don Gershman (left) and faculty inventor, Dr. J. Robert Kelly (right) are commercializing an artificial salivary gland to address chronic dry mouth. (Carson Stifel/Oral Fluid Dynamics Photo)

UConn Spinout Wins NIH R&D Grant for Artificial Salivary Gland

A startup based on UConn Health technology has won highly competitive funding from the NIH to address chronic dry mouth, a condition impacting millions of people worldwide.

A Madagascar hissing cockroach. (Getty Images)

A Cyborg Cockroach Could Someday Save Your Life

UConn engineers’ microcircuit could improve control of futuristic biobots.

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New $3M NIH Grant Targets Respiratory Infection with Mathematical Modeling

When an otherwise harmless fungus like Aspergillus fumigatus invades the lungs of people with compromised immune systems, it can cause severe respiratory problems. A new NIH grant will employ specialized mathematical and computer modeling to improve understanding about our biological defense system.

Natalie Munro's field site in Israel, located about two kilometers above the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. (Natalie Munro/UConn Photo)

Snapshot: Natalie Munro in Israel

Anthropology professor Natalie Munro shares her photos from an archaeological dig in Southern Levant.