Research & Discovery
New Book Explores Science Behind a Low Carbohydrate Diet
A UConn professor explains why low-carb living is superior to a low-fat, carbohydrate-laden diet.
Does Your Hearing Do the Job?
A UConn audiologist is looking at new ways to measure how well a worker needs to hear on the job.
The Universe in Your Skull
Pradeep Ramanathan studies how brain injuries affect memory—and how good we think our memory is.
Modeling Interactions between Climate and the Living System in West Africa
Two UConn-led studies may help shape climate prediction, food policy, and development investment.
Poised on the Bioscience Frontier
The director of the Stem Cell Institute discusses the state Bioscience initiative.
Seaweed: The New Trend in Water Purification
A UConn biologist is turning his enthusiasm for seaweed into a new system for cleaning up waterways.
A Writer’s Writer
Valerie Martin's prizewinning novels are compelling but not comforting, says an English professor.
Ten UConn Researchers Receive State Stem Cell Funding
One of the awards will fund preclinical trials at a new start-up company based at the Health Center.
Coping with Climate Change
Connecticut's cities and towns are taking up the challenges of climate change at a local level.
Holding Countries Accountable
A UConn economist is evaluating nations' fulfillment of economic and social rights.