Research & Discovery
After Breaking a Hip Psychological Resilience Benefits Your Walking, Study Shows
New UConn study findings published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows hip fracture surgery patients with higher levels of psychological resilience were later able to walk faster and longer than those feeling less resilient.
UConn Study Finds Interprofessional Communication May Aid Family Reunification in Child Welfare Cases
'Each professional has one piece of the puzzle they're seeking to fit, and so only by sharing information are they getting the complete picture of what needs to happen'
Science in Seconds: How Our Immune System Recognizes Pathogen Infections
UConn Health immunology researcher Jianbin Ruan uses high tech tools to study how certain pathogens can escape our immune system and cause serious infections and diseases
UConn Orthodontics Program Recognized Nationally for Research Activity
Since 1997, UConn has received at least 38 awards from the American Association of Orthodontists, with a total research funding of approximately $660,000
mHealth Represents New Approach for Couples’ Weight Loss Interventions in New InCHIP Study
Interim vice provost for health sciences and InCHIP director Amy Gorin is working on a new grant that will evaluate the efficacy of four components for couples’ weight loss intervention using a mobile app.
JAMA Study: U.S. Hospital Adverse Events Drop Significantly
'Our data shows that the major safety improvement efforts made by our country and our hospitals seems to be paying off'
For Popular Trail, There’s Light at the End – and the Beginning, and the Middle – of the Tunnel
UConn students' Service Learning project will help make the Hop River Trail safer for the thousands of bikers and pedestrians who use it
Algae Agreement Offers an Ocean of Research Possibilities
UConn's Technology Commercialization Services brokered an agreement with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Services to preserve an extensive collection of algae
Rudd Center’s Puhl Featured on Panel Addressing Weight Stigma in the Media
The New York City event concentrated on how weight stigma is portrayed in the media and was sponsored by the Media Empathy Foundation
Gait Dynamics Offer UConn Researcher a Powerful Diagnostic Tool
Through NSF and NIH funding, biomedical engineering professor Kristin Morgan is applying her understanding of human movement to noninvasively diagnose neuromuscular and neurological impairments