Research & Discovery
Strong as Glass
By building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, researchers have created a very strong material with very low density
Greenland Melted Recently, Shows High Risk of Sea Level Rise Today
Long-lost ice core reveals that much of Greenland was green 416,000 years ago
Science in Seconds: Banking on Blood
UConn Health researchers are working to reinforce the nation’s blood supply
New Grant Evaluates Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island Initiative
UConn researchers are evaluating innovations Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island is implementing to determine their efficacy and provide data to support their expansion
CCEI Research Team Publishes Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneur Needs
University accelerators, that provide coaching, mentoring, and funding, have long measured success by long-term business stability and revenue generation
‘Hidden Little Monsters:’ Researchers Find the Most Distant, Active Black Holes Yet
'I think of it as a "chicken-or-egg" problem of which comes first, the black hole or the galaxy'
UConn Psychology Professor Develops Tool to Measure Religious Coping During Trauma
'With this scale in hand, many research questions can be posed to advance our understanding of theodical struggling and how people engage in struggling'
Using New Tech to Identify the Cause of an Old Phenomenon in Meat Tenderness
Researchers from UConn's Department of Animal Science used machine learning algorithms to explain how an enzyme responsible for meat tenderness is modified on the molecular level
M.S. Student Brings More Accurate Soil Information to the Public
In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Monique Michaud is standardizing soil data collection for scientists nationwide
UConn Researchers Making Advances in the Detection of Gravitational Wave Background
A project that aims to create a whole new way of looking at the universe