Research & Discovery
Study Suggests Blackcurrant Supplementing Mitigates Postmenopausal Bone Loss
The study found that the supplements either prevented the loss of, and in some cases even increased whole-body bone mineral density
Spencer Award to Fund Professor’s Continued Study of Foster Care Youth in Higher Education
'My research lies [in] trying to understand the factors that prevent them from graduating high school and getting into college and what we can do to help make that path smoother'
By Helping Babies, UConn Nursing Student Aims to Help Everyone Else
Her summer research project studied pharmaceutical methods of neonatal resuscitation and ways to streamline what many nurses describe as a complicated process
Researchers Receive $2.5 Million in NIH Funding to Address Placenta Accreta
Placenta accreta is a rapidly growing disease during pregnancy
Science in Seconds – Eating Less, Living Longer
A UConn Health geneticist is studying whether it's ever too late to improve a person's health and diet
UConn to Host Workshop on Digital Twins for Manufacturing
The Digital Twins workshop, held mid-November on the UConn campus, will standardize approaches to DT development and deployment in manufacturing
UConn Researchers Set Sail for Wind Study
Faculty and graduate student researchers have embarked from Avery Point for an up-close investigation of offshore wind power and its effect on the marine environment
Mission Complete: Lee Spends 45 Days in NASA Simulated Journey to Mars
By participating in the mission, College of Engineering's Jason Lee contributed to NASA’s efforts to study how future astronauts may react to isolation and confinement during deep-space journeys
Fast-growing and Versatile: UConn Researcher is Working to Plant More Willows
Multifaceted species appears everywhere from CT to the Arctic, and has a wide variety of uses, from erosion control to pollination
New Study Provides Insight to Why Covid Vaccines Hit Some Harder than Others
From exercise to birth control, researchers found many factors contribute to vaccine side effects