Faculty
For Restoring Biodiversity Look for Help from the Humble, World-building Muskrat
'These important aquatic rodents transform habitats in many ways that some communities, like the Native Americans, have appreciated for 1000s of years, and Western science is just now discovering that importance'
July 10, 2025 | Elaina Hancock
Cooling Garments Can Protect Laborers in a Hotter World
A new paper from researchers in the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) demonstrates that commercially available body-cooling garments provide significant protection against extreme heat
July 9, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
The Rule of Law is Key to Capitalism − Eroding it is Bad News for American Business
Capitalism works only when rules are enforced fairly and predictably
July 8, 2025 | Robert Bird, Professor of Business Law & Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics
War-Torn Central America in the 1980s Comes to Life in New Historical Memoir
It all started with a Polaroid Swinger camera and leather-bound diary
July 7, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
Increasing Contingency Management Incentives Will Help More Patients Recover from Addiction
JAMA Psychiatry study recommends nationwide Contingency Management care guardrails with data-driven, evidence-based reward amounts to ensure effective and better care outcomes
July 2, 2025 | Lauren Woods
Despite Ad Bans, Young Children Frequently See Junk Food Promotions on YouTube and YouTube Kids
New study from UConn Rudd Center finds that children as young as age 3 are exposed to unhealthy food brand promotions when viewing videos on mobile devices
July 2, 2025 | Carson Hardee
CT DEEP Releases New Wildlife Action Plan with Support from UConn’s CAHNR
With the goal of identifying species in need and actions to take, the Statewide Wildlife Action Plan incorporates scientific expertise and comments from the public
July 2, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
‘The Ability to Give and Receive Love’: Researchers Look at Effects of Acceptance, Rejection
'There’s no single experience in human life that's more important than the experience of being cared about by the people who are most important to you'
July 1, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips
Three Faculty Members Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
The University of Connecticut is proud to announce the selection of three exemplary faculty members as this year's Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors. This prestigious award represents the highest honor the University can confer upon its faculty, celebrating their outstanding contributions in research, teaching, and public engagement
June 26, 2025 | Alexis Lohrey, Office of the Provost
Science in Seconds: Eating Away at Disease
UConn Health researchers are studying how phagocytes feel, taste, digest and respond to eating and clearing away debris or foreign particles inside the body
June 26, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington