Research & Discovery
UConn Junior Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
The scholarship is the nation’s premier award for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering
Nursing Students Awarded Prestigious F31 Grants from the National Institutes of Health
Tingting Zhao and Bright Eze are researching the neurobehavioral impacts of pain in infants and chronic pain burdens for Black individuals
Grant Provides Underrepresented Students with Research Experience
The program will provide students from across the country with the chance to work in a lab gaining invaluable skills and connections
CAHNR Alum Yangha Kim Unlocking Health Benefits of Plants
With a passion for learning that started as a child, Yangha Kim is now making scientific discoveries to improve health with "good foods"
Changing the Channel on Stroke Treatment: Novel Technology Provides New Path to Prevent Neuronal Death
Lixia Yue’s team discovered that a specific peptide sequence can disrupt the interaction between an ion channel and receptors in our brain responsible for neuronal death during an ischemic stroke
The Human Genome Project Pieced Together 92% of the DNA – Now Scientists Have Finally Filled in the Remaining 8%
Over half of the human genome contains repetitive DNA sequences whose functions are still not fully understood
UConn Eversource Energy Center Partners with Dominion Energy
Last month, Dominion Energy signed an agreement with UConn to support a new, preliminary study focused on the development of an Outage Prediction Model (OPM) for Dominion Energy’s Virginia and North Carolina service territory.
Nurse Researcher Receives $15,000 Grant from UConn InCHIP to Investigate Inherited Stress in Black Mothers and Preterm Infants
The two-year award will allow Sharon Casavant to examine perceived discrimination, neighborhood vulnerability, and stress among 35 mother-infant pairs
SNAP-Ed Supports Nutrition Education, Gains Attention from National Food & Nutrition Services
The program supported by UConn Extension provides nutrition education for Connecticut families, underscores national priorities
Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig Explores Importance of Culture-Health Connections
After graduating, UConn senior Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig hopes to use cultural compassion to prevent and treat disease