Research & Discovery

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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.

Fumiko Hoeft speaks with Roeland Hancock at the Brain Imaging Resource Center on Aug. 1, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

In Dyslexic Children, Brain Features Can Predict Reading Comprehension

The amount of gray matter in a kindergartner’s brain can predict whether she will have trouble with reading comprehension as a third grader, according to UConn researchers.

Fumiko Hoeft stands near the fMRI at the Brain Imaging Resource Center on Aug. 1, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Fumiko Hoeft Joins UConn as New Brain Center Director

Hoeft uses advanced approaches such as machine learning and network analyses in her work on the neural basis of reading development and dyslexia.

A saltmarsh sparrow nest at high tide. (Photo by Jenna Mielcarek)

Rapid Change – A Tale of Two Species

Climate change is creating winners and losers. UConn researchers are studying two Connecticut examples.