Research & Discovery
Community Researcher Examines North Hartford Health Disparities
Through research and community engagement, Kristen Cooksey Stowers works to make food environments more equitable for marginalized populations
Researchers: Combining Two Bone Healing Remedies Can Inhibit Bone Growth and Regeneration
The study shows how important timing and location are to bone growth and proper healing
Feel Your Best Self Collaborative Project Wins Kidscreen Award
Educational toolkit built to address children's emotional challenges wins 'Best Web/App Series—Original' category at a ceremony recognizing children’s TV and digital media content
Cleaning up the ‘Wild West’ of CBD: UConn Startup PCTRx Revolutionizing Industry with Novel Polymer Platform
PCTRx is developing its recently licensed polycannabinoid platform technology as a drug delivery system and biodegradable plastics, with an eye toward even more applications
Dodd Impact Team Seeks ‘A More Perfect Union’ Through Community Conversation
History professor Brendan Kane and other UConn experts hosted statewide discussions on the nation’s founding documents, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Connecticut Humanities Council
Yellow Evolution: Unique Genes Led to New Species of Monkeyflower
Research sheds light on a crucial area of evolution
Pharmacy Researchers Develop Treatment for Glioblastoma
The collaboration between UConn and Yale researchers targets an aggressive, often deadly form of brain cancer
New Study Explores Opioid Pain Medication Theft in Long-Term Care Homes
'Older adults living in long-term care settings have a right to be free from this largely invisible form of mistreatment. This is their home'
Mitochondria Linked to Major Depression in Older Adults
'One problem feeds into another, and make what began as a small issue into a much larger one'
Clearing Up Cloudy Data for Satellite Imagery
With a new algorithm for image compositing, as well as a framework for evaluating all other approaches, UConn researchers are improving accuracy of land change imagery