Research & Discovery

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Using AI Algorithms to Streamline Orthodontic Care

Brace yourself for the future of AI-assisted diagnosis

Academic Cannabis Symposium Explores Breadth of a Growing Industry

UConn’s two-day conference examined wide-ranging cannabis topics including research, health benefits, entrepreneurship, law, science, recreation, and more

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Neag School Graduate Students Publish Inaugural Issue of Education Research Journal

The editor-reviewed, open-access, annual journal is founded and run by graduate students at the Neag School and published five articles in its Spring 2023 issue.

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UConn Women’s Basketball: Research & Performance

It takes a team on the court and off to help the UConn Women’s Basketball Team excel

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Public Health Insurance for Parents Improves Children’s Reading Skills, UConn HDFS Study Finds

Assistant professor Caitlin Lombardi and her collaborators found that children whose parents became newly eligible for Medicaid coverage under the ACA demonstrated approximately 2.3% higher reading scores

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UConn, Hartford Hospital Collaboration Shows Need for Better Research on Exercise After Bariatric Surgery

The team, comprised of researchers and clinicians, seeks to improve research on exercise interventions after bariatric surgery

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When Constructing Conservation Networks, It’s Best to Have a Plan

'You want to try to figure out what kind of habitat types we have and then collect at least one of everything'

The figure’s x-axis compares two subpopulations of microglia cells (the brain’s ‘waste disposal team’.) One group causes inflammation; the other group repairs damage. The figure’s y-axis shows that the T-cell receptor signaling pathway (a known major immune-regulatory mechanism) is significantly more active in the blue cells repairing damaged tissue. On the other hand, the immune system is relatively suppressed in the red cells causing inflammation.

Brain’s Garbage Collectors May be to Blame in Alzheimer’s

Instead of being the primary cause of the disease, perhaps the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer’s are a symptom

The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering Launched at UConn

UConn President Radenka Maric: 'The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering will have extraordinary impact on the world'

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Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Meets Pope Francis and Discusses the Field of Regenerative Engineering

Dr. Laurencin gave an invited lecture at the Vatican about regenerative engineering, a scientific field he founded.