Research & Discovery
Preserving Cultural Identity Through Food
Researchers analyzed the dietary preferences of immigrant communities and identified key plants with cultural relevance.
Migratory Birds Help Spread Plant Species: UConn Study
A new study by UConn researchers demonstrates how some plants travel between the hemispheres on the wings of migratory birds.
Embryonic Stem Cells Offer Treatment Promise for Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists in UConn's Technology Incubation Program have identified a novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis using human embryonic stem cells.
Bioscience Connecticut: 2,300 Jobs Over Two Years
Construction continues to move ahead on schedule and on budget, with the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion on track to be completed by year’s end.
Regenerating Tropical Forests
UConn biology professor Robin Chazdon is leading an international research project on tropical forest regeneration.
A Mathematical Approach to History
Biologist Peter Turchin has developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict the rise and fall of major civilizations.
Students Design Artificial Kidney with 3-D Printing
Senior engineering students worked with Professor Anson Ma and a commercial 3-D technology company to design an artificial kidney.
Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Symposium
UConn Health’s federally-funded grant to train people for careers in Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology (SCOB) research sponsored its annual capstone symposium last month. Seventeen trainees presented their research findings on topics including how bone, cartilage and teeth develop; genetics; biomechanics/biomaterials; and regeneration of diseased or damaged tissues. Linda Strausbaugh, professor of molecular and cell […]
Improving the Security of Nanoscale Computer Devices
UConn will lead a $7.5 million research effort, along with University of Maryland and Rice University scientists.
MFA Exhibit: A Sculptor Finds His Voice
MFA candidate Shane Morrissey conveys memory and meaning through sculpture.