Research & Discovery
UConn Health Researchers Work with Startup on Colon Cancer Vaccine
CaroGen’s proprietary technology platform will be applied to a specific target studied by two immunologists at UConn Health.
January 11, 2017 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research
Current Alcohol Marketing Controls Don’t Protect Youth
UConn Health researcher Thomas Babor led a global review of youth exposure to alcohol advertising that concludes with a recommendation for statutory controls.
January 10, 2017 | Combined Reports
The Fungus-Fighting Secrets in the Sugar Pine’s Genome
Researchers have sequenced the enormous genome of the world's tallest pine, offering the potential for using genetic resistance to fight an invasive fungus that threatens to destroy the species.
January 10, 2017 | Katie Pieper, Genes to Genomes blog
New Material Promises Benefits to Deep Space Travel
A UConn researcher has developed a new shape memory material that can help send unmanned probes to distant star systems.
January 9, 2017 | Josh Garvey
‘Heart-In-A-Dish’ Sheds Light on Genetics of Heart Disease
Advances in research on the human heart put UConn Health on the cutting edge.
January 3, 2017 | Nicole Davis for The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
UConn Nation Hopeful for the Coming Year
With just a few days left in 2016, a selection of faculty, staff, students, and alumni share hopes for next year.
December 28, 2016 | Lisa Stiepock
UConn Researchers Kill MRSA with Tailored Chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill the often deadly bacteria MRSA.
December 21, 2016 | Kim Krieger
Feeling the Heat: The Urban Response to Climate Change
A survey of low-income Hartford residents shows many are concerned about climate change and want to learn more about it to protect themselves and their families.
December 19, 2016 | Colin Poitras
Eyeing Early Detection of Precursor to Blindness
UConn scientists are working with a biomarker to enable earlier detection of a condition that leads to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S.
December 15, 2016 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
New Monitor Can Detect Early Signs of Heart Disease
UConn biomedical engineering researchers are developing new heart monitors to improve early detection of an irregular heartbeat.
December 14, 2016 | Josh Garvey