Research & Discovery
‘None of us can escape aging’: Doctoral Project Looks at Getting Older in Northeastern CT
Asmita Aasaavari immersed herself in ethnographic research and slowly built relationships for her dissertation, which this year received support from a fellowship through the UConn Humanities Institute
UConn Helps Sea Scallop Communities Adapt to Ocean Warming
UConn Marine Sciences Associate Professor Samantha Siedlecki co-leads a data-driven project to predict the growth of scallops across vast geographic regions and more than a century of time
Making CASE: Nine UConn Faculty Inducted into Prestigious Group
UConn scientists, engineers, doctors, and leaders account for 25% of new members to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Public Health Matters: UConn Faculty and Students Champion Equity and Community Voices at CPHA
The UConn Health Disparities Institute and the Department of Public Health Sciences shine at the 2026 Connecticut Public Health Association Annual Meeting.
Phone or Affection: Study Explores Effect of Phubbing on Relationships
UConn researchers analyzed how phone use among cohabitating couples influenced perceptions of affection and relationship satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic
Two CAHNR Faculty Among World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers
This is the sixth year in a row Zhe Zhu has been on this list, while Yangchao Luo has been named six times since 2019
Ambitious Experiment Discovers ‘Flipped’ Genetic Secrets of a Small Fish
A grueling road trip led to an extraordinary experiment at UConn’s Rankin Seawater lab that discovered how inverted chromosomal segments help Atlantic silversides adapt
Studying ‘Creatures Great and Small’ as a Veterinary Pathologist
As a veterinary pathologist, Natalie Tocco has had the opportunity to study creatures great and small herself – from black bears, to beluga whales, to elephants, and invertebrates
UConn Health Hosts 63rd CT High School Science and Humanities Symposium
Top finishers will be recognized at the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering’s annual meeting this spring
Study: Sympathy Works Best on Health Warnings
UConn professor's research pit narrative versus nonnarrative pictorial warning labels against one another and measured their emotive effects