Research & Discovery
Food Decisions Can Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Study Says
A new UConn study finds that if Americans direct their food purchases away from meats and other animal proteins, they can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
June 7, 2018 | Daniel P. Jones, UConn Rudd Center
Eight UConn Faculty Win NSF CAREER Awards
Eight early-career researchers in math, science, and engineering received the selective grant this spring.
June 7, 2018 | Eli Freund, School of Engineering, and Christine Buckley, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Core Research Facility Spotlight: BioSupply
For some researchers, UConn's BioSupply facility is as critical for their scientific projects as the UConn Bookstore is to undergraduates.
June 7, 2018 | Carson Stifel ‘21 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Recovering from Trauma Together
UConn Health psychologist, Carolyn Greene, has received NIH funding to study how parents and children develop and recover from PTSD.
June 6, 2018 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
African-Americans Still Disproportionately Affected by HIV
Ten years after a call for action, HIV diagnoses continue to rise in the African-American community, according to a new study led by UConn Health's Dr. Cato Laurencin.
June 5, 2018 | Combined Reports
New Grant to Evaluate Muscle Extension Exercise in ACL Rehab
Assistant professor of kinesiology, Lindsey Lepley will use a novel rodent model of ACL injury to study the effectiveness of different exercise therapies to promote muscle and knee joint health.
June 1, 2018 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Receives National Award to Improve Precision Manufacturing
UConn is one of ten projects selected by the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) to advance smart manufacturing technologies in the United States. The work is spearheaded by George Bollas, assistant professor of chemical materials and biomolecular engineering.
May 30, 2018 | Combined Reports
For Anxiety, Single Intervention Is Not Enough
'We need a different model for mental health, one that includes regular checkups,' says UConn Health psychologist Golda Ginsburg.
May 30, 2018 | Kim Krieger
UConn Researchers Advance Submarine Power
The UConn team has developed a new 2-D, nanostructured insulator material with highly improved electrical and thermal characteristics, moving the U.S. Navy closer to a shift in how submarines are powered.
May 30, 2018 | Office of the Vice President for Research
At UConn, Great Minds Discuss Brain Research
Some of UConn’s best minds took a long, hard look at the brain at the Institute for Brain and Cognitive Studies (IBACS) Meet & Speak event on May 8 and 9.
May 30, 2018 | Kim Krieger